'The Spiritual Brotherhood of Mankind: Religion in the novels of Hall Caine'
Date(s): May 2017
Creator(s): Connor, Anne
Scope & Content: Doctoral thesis submitted to the University of Liverpool. The author notes that Caine was a deeply religious man with extensive scriptural knowledge who frequently drew inspiration for his novels from the Bible and viewed fiction as a vehicle for moral and religious instruction. He used the novels to express his personal beliefs and to engage in specific religious debates. She considers Caine's relationship to nonconformity, as well as the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches and considers his belief in the fundamental unity of all religions by examining his relationship with the Jewish and islamic faiths. Caine is reassessed for a new readership, the author noting that he showed himself 'capable of seriously engaging with substantial religious issues alongside some of the significant political concerns of his day. As I have revealed Caine is not always a likeable figure, and he is certainly not a straightforward one, but he is a striking character, the prominent literary figure on the Isle of Man and, as such, he deserves the consideration offfered throughout this work' (page 248).
Language: English
Extent: 278 pages
Item name: thesis
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 14281
Record class: Private
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