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Title: Gospel in Dickens, The: Selections from his writings
Author: DICKENS CHARLES
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/11/2020
Imprint: Hackett
Price: $30.00
Publishing status: Active
Dickens enthusiast Gina Dalfonzo presents short, readable excerpts that contain the essence of the great novelist's prodigious output, teasing out dozens of the most memorable scenes to reveal the Christian vision and values that suffuse all his work.
Dickens can certainly entertain, but his legacy endures because of his power to stir consciences with the humanity of his characters and their predicaments. While he could be ruthless in his characterisation of greed, injustice, and religious hypocrisy, again and again the hope of redemption shines through. In spite of or perhaps because of his own failings, Dickens never stopped exploring the themes of sin, guilt, repentance, redemption, and restoration found in the gospel. In some passages the Christian elements are explicit, in others implicit, but, as Dickens himself said, they all reflect his understanding of and reverence for the gospel.
The Gospel in Dickens includes selections from Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, Our Mutual Friend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Sketches by Boz.
Series: The Gospel in Great Writers
ISBN: 9780874868418
Dimension: 203mm X 140mm