The Gospel in Dostoyevsky: Selections from His Works

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These excerpts from Dostoyevsky's greatest novels explore the devastating (yet ultimately healing) social implications of the Gospels, and vividly reveal the common thread of the great God-haunted Russian's questioning faith. An excellent introduction to one of the world’s most important authors, this volume vividly reveals – as none of his novels can on their own – the common thread of the great God-haunted Russian’s questioning faith. Drawn from The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, Crime and Punishment, and The Adolescent, the seventeen selections are each prefaced by an explanatory note. Newcomers will find in these pages a rich, accessible sampling. Dostoyevsky devotees will be pleased to find some of the writer’s deepest, most compelling passages in one volume. Full-page woodcuts by master engraver Fritz Eichenberg enhance the book. Cover Title Page Copyright CONTENTS A Word from J. I. Packer Foreword by Malcolm Muggeridge Introduction by Ernest Gordon Faith in God-Man's Venture The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor Man's Rebellion Agaist God Rebellion The Devil The Failure of Christendom On the Way to God The Story of Marie A Fool for Christ The Awakening of Lazarus Hymn of the Men Underground Reprieve and Execution The Onion The Last Judgment The Crucifixion From the Life of the Elder Zossima The Wedding at Cana Talks With an Old Friend of God Conversations and Exhortations of Father Zossima Afterword Biographical Sketch of Dostoevsky