The portrait of a golden-tongued evangelist who rises to power within his church while living a life of hypocrisy, sensuality, and ruthless self-indulgence.
First published 1927. A satirical portrait of a golden-tongued evangelist who rises to power within his church while living a life of hypocrisy, sensuality, and ruthless self-indulgence. (political / religious satire).
Outraged at Hitler's aggression in Europe, Lewis produced this warning novel about the fragility of democracy in America, and how easily we could be turned into a totalitarian dictatorship.
The story of a doctor who struggles to maintain his integrity as he is forced to give up successive positions as an instructor in medicine, small town doctor, and research pathologist-by various obstacles.
