The Gospel in Dostoyevsky: Selections from His Works

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, J. I. Packer (Foreword by), Malcolm Muggeridge (Foreword by), Ernest Gordon (Introduction)

Overview

Dostoyevsky's deepest, most compelling passages in one volume

The Gospel in Dostoyevsky 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874866278
Publisher:	Plough Publishing House, The
Publication date:	03/05/2014
Series:	The Gospel in Great Writers
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	265
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

One of the greatest writers of Western literature, novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881) continues to enjoy undiminished popularity and acclaim.
J.I. Packer is Professor of Theology at Regent College and the author of over fifty books, including Knowing God, Growing in Christ, and Knowing Man.
British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge is the author of over twenty books including Chronicles of Wasted Time, Jesus Rediscovered, and A Third Testament.
Ernest Gordon, former dean of the chapel at Princeton University, was the prisoner of war who wrote Through the Valley of the Kwai, which inspired the film To End All Wars (2001).

Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Faith in God The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor from The Brothers Karamazov Rebellion Against God Rebellion The Devil from The Brothers Karamazov The Failure of Christendom from The Idiot On the Way to God The Story of Marie A Fool for Christ from The Idiot The Awakening of Lazarus from Crime and Punishment Hymn of the Men Underground from The Brothers Karamazov Reprieve and Execution from The Idiot The Onion from The Brothers Karamazov The Last Judgment from Crime and Punishment The Crucifixion from The Idiot From the Life of the Elder Zossima The Wedding at Cana from The Brothers Karamazov Life in God Talks With an Old Friend of God from The Adolescent (The Raw Youth) Conversations and Exhortations of Father Zossima from The Brothers Karamazov Afterword Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Biographical Sketch

Editorial Reviews

Grab it. Read it. And be careful: you may find yourself – as I did – scouring used bookstores for every obscure work of this incomparable writer.

Philip Yancey

One of the best-conceived, most succinct and most useful Dostoyevsky readers…

Phyllis Tickle