New Article on Theist-Atheist Encounters

Dr Peter Admirand has a new, open-access article published in the journal Religions. The title of the article is: "Theist¨CAtheist Encounters in Les Mis¨¦rables, The Brothers Karamazov, and The Plague".

Religions 2021, 12(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12010012

Abstract

Turning to the novels, Les Mis¨¦rables, The Brothers Karamazov, and The Plague, this article focuses on theist¨Catheist encounters within fiction as guides and challenges to contemporary atheist¨Ctheist dialogue. It first provides a discussion of definitions pertinent to our topic and a reflection on the value and limitations of turning to fiction for the study and development of theist¨Catheist dialogue specifically, and interreligious dialogue more broadly. In examining each of the novels, I will first provide a very brief historical context of when each novel was written, the time and place the covered scenes transpire in the novel, and the authors¡¯ positions toward religion(s) when writing their books. I will close the article on some lessons to glean from these fictional dialogues for contemporary theist¨Catheist dialogue.