KEV67 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Clarissa by Samuel Richardson, which I am about 60% through, is not overtly Christian. I do not suppose it is like Pilgrim's Progress or Paradise Lost. Nevertheless, Clarissa Harlowe is a very Christian, young woman. Particularly when opposed to Robert Lovelace, who is such a cynical devil. I think there are a lot of men like him. The Brothers Karamazov was another very Christian book I thought. It contains a famous passage in which the intellectual but cynical middle brother, Ivan, relates a story in which Christ came back to Spain where he was arrested by the Inquisition and told he was not wanted. All the same, his younger brother, Alexei, is a very Christian man, and so was his mentor, Father Zosima. I am trying to think of other books like this, but I am struggling. Maybe Silas Marner. It seems there is a fair bit of religion in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 The Man Who Was Thursday contains a great deal of Christian mythology (most of which went over my head but I enjoyed it all the same). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 George MacDonald is an interesting one for representing Christian belief in fiction, if you like fantasy. Phantastes was my favourite of his but Lilith might be the most interesting one for religious references. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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