Picturing Theology, Revised Edition

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Characters

Choices

Tests and

Narrative

Suspense

Conflicts

Story Unity

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Plot

Setting

Meaning:

Reality, Morality, and Value

Point of View

Progress

and Growth

Highlights and Foreground

Foils, Irony,

and Justice

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Theme

The Compass of Narrative Elements: Charting a Course toward a Story’s Meaning Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis