This study offers a literary analysis and theological evaluation of the Christian themes in the five great novels of Dostoevsky - 'Crime and Punishment', 'The Idiot', 'The Adolescent', 'The Devils' and 'The Brothers Karamazov'.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; Religious Interpretations of Dostoevsky; The Realism of Dostoevsky’s Fictional Christianity; Christian Themes in ‘Crime and Punishment’; Religious Discussions in ‘The Idiot’ and ‘The Adolescent’; Christian Voices in ‘The Devils’; The Spirituality of the Monk Zosima in ‘The Brothers Karamazov’; The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor: Literary Irony and Theological Seriousness; Dostoevsky’s ‘Grand Inquisitor’ and Vladimir Solovyov’s ‘Antichrist’; Physical and Divine Beauty: The Aesthetical-Ethical Dilemma in Dostoevsky’s Novels; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index of Names
