| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| Ⅰ Theological, Historical and Cultural Background | 第19-25页 |
| ·Impact of Theological Theories on Updike’s Writings | 第19-22页 |
| ·Impact of Historical and Cultural Background on Updike’s Writings | 第22-25页 |
| Ⅱ Secularization in Updike’s Short Stories | 第25-35页 |
| ·Nostalgia of Sacred Faith Age in “The Lovely Troubled Daughter of Our Old Crowd” | 第26-27页 |
| ·Isolation in “Trust Me” | 第27-31页 |
| ·Decline of Sacred Faith and Increase of Secular Value in “My Father’s Tears” | 第31-35页 |
| Ⅲ Faith and Terrorism in “Varieties of Religious Experience” | 第35-45页 |
| ·Dan’s Return to the Faith: Salvation of Human Spirit | 第35-40页 |
| ·Mohamed’s Fanaticism: Disaster of Human Civilization | 第40-45页 |
| Ⅳ From Antagonism to Integration between the Sacred and the Secula | 第45-55页 |
| ·Integration of Religion and Science in “Pigeon Feathers” | 第45-51页 |
| ·Integration of Divinity and Reality in “Made in Heaven” | 第51-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Works cited | 第57-61页 |
| Appendix A | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix B | 第62-65页 |
