intelliopf.blogg.se - The robe lloyd c douglas 1942

From an outsider’s perspective, it baffles me how a multi-billion dollar industry can spring from an individual who was crucified for throwing the money-changers out of the temple, or how members of a religion based on a document eschewing the existing dogma and preaching love and tolerance can use that same document as an attempt to claim automatic moral and legal superiority, while others use it to promote prejudice and justify any political action. Most of the novels I’ve read so far that deal heavily with Christianity have been attempts to rebuke a purely dogmatic or hypocritical approach to the religion. The novel heavily relies on not only knowledge of New Testament stories but a strong pre-existing emotional connection to Christianity. Send you an email message telling you why.One problem I ran into reading this was that I’m clearly not part of the audience Douglas was writing to. If we decide not to incorporate your report, we will usually

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'The Robe', written in 1942, sold over two million copies without a reprint edition. Two of his best known works were 'The Robe' and 'The Big Fisherman' which were made into major motion pictures. His works usually had a moral and religious tone. He did not write his first novel until the age of 50 but was considered to be one of the most popular writers of his time. Douglas was an American minister and author born in Indiana in 1877.