How Long to Read James Baldwin and the Heavenly City

How Long Does it Take to Read James Baldwin and the Heavenly City?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read James Baldwin and the Heavenly City by Christopher Z. Hobson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Behind James Baldwin’s uncanny ability to evoke a nation’s crisis and potential hope lies his use of religious language to describe social and sexual transformation. The first study of its kind, James Baldwin and the Heavenly City shows that Baldwin’s novels use biblical ideas in partly but not fully secularized ways to express the possible human attainment of a new life embodying a real but undefinable holiness. Focusing on Baldwin’s six novels, along with essays, stories, and drama, the book first shows Baldwin’s method of recasting biblical and African American prophetic traditions to...

How long is James Baldwin and the Heavenly City?

James Baldwin and the Heavenly City by Christopher Z. Hobson is 258 pages long, and a total of 66,564 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read James Baldwin and the Heavenly City Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read James Baldwin and the Heavenly City aloud.

What Reading Level is James Baldwin and the Heavenly City?

James Baldwin and the Heavenly City is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy James Baldwin and the Heavenly City?

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