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Albert Camus And The Dilemma Of The Absent God, Eamon Maher Jan 2014

Albert Camus And The Dilemma Of The Absent God, Eamon Maher

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The year 2013 marked the centenary of the birth of Albert Camus. In this article Eamon Maher considers Camus' writing on religion,focusing in particular on two novels, The Outsider and The Plaque. They offer a powerful analysis of the seeming absence of God from a world a suffering, a challenge for all who profess Christian belief.


An Introduction To The Life And Works Of Jean Sulivan (1913-1980), Eamon Maher Jan 2003

An Introduction To The Life And Works Of Jean Sulivan (1913-1980), Eamon Maher

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Crosscurrents And Confluences: Echoes Of Religion In Twentieth-Century Fiction, Eamon Maher Jan 2000

Crosscurrents And Confluences: Echoes Of Religion In Twentieth-Century Fiction, Eamon Maher

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Camus' Meursault : The Only Christ That Modern Civilisation Deserves?, Eamon Maher Jan 1998

Camus' Meursault : The Only Christ That Modern Civilisation Deserves?, Eamon Maher

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The Christian Novelist In An Age Of Transition: A Case Study, Eamon Maher Jan 1993

The Christian Novelist In An Age Of Transition: A Case Study, Eamon Maher

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At the present time in France, organized religion has largely lost its popular appeal. A centuries-old tradition of secularism has replaced God in the hearts of many. It is not therefore surprising that the 'Catholic novel' in its best-known form that of the thirties, when Bernanos and Mauriac wrote their greatest novels is no longer being written by contemporary novelists. That sort of novel simply does not reflect the current spiritual crisis in French society. But there are some writers, and Jean Sulivan (1913-1980 is a600g them, who do portray the human need of and quest for a divine presence …