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 ....
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