what are good books with religious undertones/biblical plot lines?
idk how to describe it. like paradise lost-esque books, or like dante’s inferno. that kind of genre; artistic interpretations of the Bible. I think they’re really cool, especially as a former Catholic. Thanks!!
Oddly enough, Dracula by Bram Stoker has lots of religious themes.
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Between Two Fires – Christopher Buehlman. As a fellow former Catholic, great book. Fantasy/Horror. Lucifer and other fallen angels start another war with Heaven.
The Wager by Donna Jo Napoli. It’s not a very long book and has an old fairy tale feel to it. It’s about a very wealthy, handsome young man who finds himself bankrupt and homeless after a natural disaster. He makes a deal with the devil that if he can go three years, three months, and three days without bathing, he can have a magic purse that produces endless wealth. If he fails, the devil gets his soul.
It’s a very thoughtful, almost plodding book, with no crazy action scenes and a pretty simple plot. The main character learns more about humility and humanity as he goes, though he was never a bad person to begin with, just vain, frivolous, and very sheltered from the world due to his wealth. It could have been moralizing and annoying, with plenty of opportunity for spouting off about religion, but I’m not very religious and thankfully found that was not the case. Despite the actual devil being a prominent character, religion took a backseat in this tale.
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Oddly enough, Dracula by Bram Stoker has lots of religious themes.
dead souls by gogol
Between Two Fires – Christopher Buehlman. As a fellow former Catholic, great book. Fantasy/Horror. Lucifer and other fallen angels start another war with Heaven.
Here’s one that’s very unique. Public domain, too, so free to read. https://archive.org/details/conquered-fool-archive.org/mode/1up
Chronicles of Narnia
*The Sparrow* by Mary Doria Russell
*Silence* by Shusaku Endo
*Jezebel* by Megan Barnard
*Out of Egypt* by Anne Rice
Many waters Madeleine lengle,
The Red tent,
Ben Hur
The Wager by Donna Jo Napoli. It’s not a very long book and has an old fairy tale feel to it. It’s about a very wealthy, handsome young man who finds himself bankrupt and homeless after a natural disaster. He makes a deal with the devil that if he can go three years, three months, and three days without bathing, he can have a magic purse that produces endless wealth. If he fails, the devil gets his soul.
It’s a very thoughtful, almost plodding book, with no crazy action scenes and a pretty simple plot. The main character learns more about humility and humanity as he goes, though he was never a bad person to begin with, just vain, frivolous, and very sheltered from the world due to his wealth. It could have been moralizing and annoying, with plenty of opportunity for spouting off about religion, but I’m not very religious and thankfully found that was not the case. Despite the actual devil being a prominent character, religion took a backseat in this tale.
East of Eden
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.