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Mark Twain : preacher, prophet, and social philosopher /

Smith offers an engaging biography of one of the world's most inspiring, humorous, and provocative authors. He analyzes Mark Twain's constantly changing views of Christianity, humanity, the afterlife, and other theological topics, thereby providing a window into the spiritual crisis of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Gary Scott, 1950- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Spiritual lives.
Subjects:
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Religion.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910
Authors, American > 19th century > Biography.
Écrivains américains > 19e siècle > Biographies.
Literary.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Religious.
Christian Life.
RELIGION.
Authors, American
Religion
1800-1899
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Smith offers an engaging biography of one of the world's most inspiring, humorous, and provocative authors. He analyzes Mark Twain's constantly changing views of Christianity, humanity, the afterlife, and other theological topics, thereby providing a window into the spiritual crisis of the Gilded Age.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 251 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and index.
ISBN:9780192647955
0192647954
9780192647948
0192647946
9780191915796
0191915793