Choosing Community

<P><B>Few writers in the twentieth century were as creative and productive as Dorothy L. Sayers the English playwright novelist and poet</B>. Her justly renowned works include detective fiction featuring Lord Peter Wimsey theological reflections literary criticism and her translation of Dante's <I>Divine Comedy</I>.</P><P>Among the prominent themes of her work was the need for and challenges of developing community. Sayers who was herself an active member of various writing groups throughout her lifetime offers her readers visions of both fractured and harmonious communities.</P><P>In this Hansen Series volume Christine Colón explores the role of community in Sayers's works. In particular she considers how Sayers offers a vision of communities called to action faith and joy and she reflects on how we also are called to live in community together.</P><P><B>About the Series </B></P><P>The Hansen Series celebrates the literary and spiritual contributions of seven British authors whose works have captivated readers across generations: Owen Barfield G. K. Chesterton C. S. Lewis George MacDonald Dorothy L. Sayers J. R. R. Tolkien and Charles Williams. These seven authors were all deeply involved in the friendships and intellectual exchanges that shaped the Inklings a mid-twentieth-century group of Christian writers and thinkers in Oxford England. This series invites readers to deepen their engagement with these timeless voices and their enduring influence on literature faith and the life of the imagination. </P>