Religious Fiction
Elmer Gantry
This novel tells the story of a young, charismatic, and morally corrupt salesman who becomes involved in evangelism. Gantry's involvement in…
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Clemens Brentano visited Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich in her Augustinian convent at Agnetenberg, Dulmen, Germany, many times from 1819 unt…
Der Großinquisitor
"Der Großinquisitor" ist eine Erzählung aus dem Roman "Die Brüder Karamasow". Die Handlung spielt im 16.…
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The author calls this a religious parable and it is called an allegory in the book itself. A young, 18th century Scottish boy is converted t…
Everyman
Everyman is a profound medieval morality play that explores the themes of life, death, and the quest for salvation. The story follows Everym…
The Bell
The Bell is a classic radio adaptation of Iris Murdoch's novel, dramatized in three parts. The story explores the conflict between sex and r…
The Key to the Riddle
Young Azerole Montoux and her brother Leon find themselves separated from their family by the religious persecutions of 1686. Threatened by …
The Revolt of the Angels
Anatole France, in his satirical and allegorical fashion, weaves a tale of fantasy which finds a mischievous guardian angel stealing books f…
The Cathedral
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (1884 – 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the c…
The Heidenmauer
This is a story that is set in 16th century Germany. Characters representing the various classes of the remnants of feudalism and the rising…
Onkel Toms Hütte
Der Roman schildert das Schicksal einer Reihe afroamerikanischer Sklaven und ihrer jeweiligen Besitzer in den vierziger Jahren des 19. Jahrh…
The Damnation of Theron Ware
The Damnation of Theron Ware (published in England as Illumination) is an 1896 novel by American author Harold Frederic. It is widely consid…
A Woman Of Yesterday
Anna is the daughter of a clergyman in a small town in Vermont. She is very happy with her lot. But when she goes to nurse a woman in the bi…
And Thus He Came
These short stories, perhaps we might call them modern parables, are not the usual fare of warm and fuzzy Christmas stories (pleasing as tho…
Jessica's First Prayer
Jessica is a little girl who used to be an actress till she grew too big. Now she lives on the streets, mostly starving until she meets Mr. …
Sowing and Reaping
This novel is subtitled A Temperance Story, which identifies explicitly the focus of the work. Frances Harper is a Christian moralist and us…
What Men Live By and Other Tales
This is a collection of 4 stories by Leo Tolstoy, all dealing with the question asked in the title of the first story: What Does Man Live By…
Nelly Channell
Another fascinating book by the author of A Vanished Hand. Rhoda returns home after the death of her employer to find out that her cousin He…
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan and published in February, 16…
The Children's Tabernacle
Bored with whittling, embroidery and other amusements, five children and their mother set out to build a model of the tabernacle. As the pil…