Christianity In Dostoyevsky's Crime And Punishment: An Overview
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote, “ If someone succeded in proving to me that
Christ was outside the truth, and if, indeed, the truth was outside Christ, then
I would sooner remain with Christ than with the truth” (Frank 68). It was by no
means easy for Dostoyevsky to reach this conclusion. In Dostoye ....
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.... One critic said “It has been customary to say that Dostoyevsky re-learnt
Christianity in prison.” (A Boyce Gibson 19.) There, out of his element and
surrounded by hardened criminals, he had plenty of time to contemplate life and
read The New Testament (the only book he was allowed). However, it was not until
his compulsory army service that Dostoyevsky's faith began to blossom. In the
army, Dostoyevsky met a fellow officer and devout Christian named Baron von
Vrangel, who befriended the s ....
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