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Leonard Cohen's troubled relationship with God is here mapped onto his troubled relationships with sex and politics. Analysing Covenantal theology and its place in Cohen's work, this book is the first to trace a consistent theology across sixty years of Cohen's writing, drawing on his Jewish heritage and its expression in his lyrics and poems.
Cohen's commitment to covenant, and his anger at this God who made us so prone to failing it, undergird the faith, frustration, and sardonic taunting of Cohen's work. Both his faith and ire are traced through:
· Cohen's unorthodox use of Jewish and Christian imagery
· His writings about women, politics, and the Holocaust
· His final theology, You Want It Darker, released three weeks before his death.
Contents
Introduction and Biographical Sketch
Chapter One: Theodicy: Arguments With God about Evil, Suffering, and God Himself
Chapter Two: Covenantal Theology and its Place in Cohen's Work
Chapter Three: From Covenantal Theology to Theodicy: Failing Covenant with God and Persons
Chapter Four: Failing Covenant with God and Persons: Doubled Imagery in Cohen's Work
Chapter Five: Those who did not fail covenant: Moses and Jesus—Cohen's Jewish and Christian Imagery
Chapter Six: The Double Bind That Is Not a Bond: Cohen and Women
Chapter Seven: Betrayal of God, Betrayal of Persons, Political Betrayals—Cohen's Trinity
Concluding Remarks: You Want It Darker and Thanks for the Dance—Cohen's Last Creed
Bibliography
Index
