This book provides a reassessment of Dostoevsky's religion by showing how he used his writings as the vehicle for an intense probing of the nature of Christianity, of the individual meaning of belief and doubt, and of the problems of ethical behavior that arise from these questions.
Table of Contents for Dostoevsky's Religion Preface 1. Historical Problems of Understanding 2. Dostoevsky and Religion: The Context 3. Belief is Contextual 4. Belief is Expressed in Antinomies 5. Belief is Ideal 6. "Bathe the Earth with the Tears of Thy Joy" Conclusion Notes Index
Steven Cassedy is Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
"Cassedy's case for a more subtle approach to Dostoevsky's beliefs is compelling and well-taken." - Journal of Religion "Dostoevsky's Religion makes for stimulating reading..." - The Russian Review "Cassedy writes with an engaging, elegant, genuinely creative style. He is able to turn analysis of complex religious argument into exciting prose...This is an original and daring idiosyncratic book on a difficult subject." - Slavic Review
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