A mirror of the ministry in modern novels.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Davies, Horton
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1959.
Subjects:	Clergy in literature. Christianity in literature. Fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Church in literature. Fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. American fiction > History and criticism. English fiction > History and criticism.

Table of Contents:

1. Reflections and distortions
2. Preachers and evangelists: Hawthorne: Scarlet letter
Sinclair Lewis: Elmer Gantry ; The God-seeker
James Street: The gauntlet ; The high calling
3. Divines in doubt: William Hale White: The autobiography of Mark Rutherford ; Mark Rutherford's deliverance
Mrs. Humphry Ward: Robert Elsmere
Harold Frederic: The damnation of Theron Ware
4. The confessional and the altar: Georges Bernanos: The diary of a country priest
Franc̦ois Mauriac: A woman of the pharisees
Graham Greene: The power and the glory
5. Pilgrims, not strangers: W. Somerset Maugham: Rain ; Of human bondage
A.J. Cronin: Grand canary ; The keys of the kingdom
Alan Paton: Cry, the beloved country
6. Community leaders: Hartzell Spence: One foot in heaven
James Gould Cozzens: Men and brethren
Peter De Vries: The mackerel plaza
6. The religious novel: a study in clerical gray.