Glimpsing the balance between earth and sky: a meeting ground for postmodernism and Christianity in four selected novels by Jeanette Winterson and John Irving. Research thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts of Rhodes University Candidate: Ross Edwards, Department of English, Rhodes University. Supervisor: Dr David Bunyan, Department of English, Rhodes University. The financial assistance of the Centre for Science Development (HSRC, South Africa) towards this research is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at, are those of the author and are not necessarily to be attributed to the Centre for Science Development. January 1999