Episode IX.08 - Into the Evening Redness: The Dark Theology of Cormac McCarthy
About this episode
The episode explores the dark theology of Cormac McCarthy and its literary influences.
The speaker explores the dark theology of Cormac McCarthy. The sources of influence include William Faulkner, Herman Melville's Moby Dick, ancient gnosticism. Cited works include The Orchard Keeper, The Outer Dark, Suttree, Blood Meridian, The Border Trilogy, No Country for Old Men, The Road, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
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