| Description |
xiii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [377]-382) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Religious or irreligious? -- The scope of religion -- The approach of this study -- Along the Mississippi -- Parental influences -- Growing up in Hannibal -- Religious varieties -- Peripatetic journalist -- To the Pacific -- To the Mediterranean -- Travel reflections -- Amid liberal Calvinists -- In New York State -- In Hartford -- Relations with cable -- Justice in America -- Economic equity -- Political morality -- Race relations -- Women's rights -- Ambassador-at-large -- In Europe -- Global tour -- The anti-imperialist -- Biblical usages -- Jewish scriptures -- The New Testament -- Scriptural allusions -- Theological journey -- Views of God -- Views of Jesus -- Evil and freedom -- Personal immortality -- Final quest -- Joan of Arc and Susy -- Search for healing -- Bittersweet last years -- Conclusion: Parallel lives -- Ethics and truth -- Humorist and preacher -- The tolerant monotheist. |
| Subject |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Religion.
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Religion in literature.
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| ISBN |
0865548463 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0865548978 paperback alkaline paper |
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