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What's On Your Book Shelf?
My friend Bill Mehaffey sent me this interesting article by Mihail Neamtu, entitled, "Dostoevsky and the Triumph of Poetry over Ideology." Dostoevsky's literary work's give us insight into understanding the origins of modern atheism, Western nihilism and the logic of the secular age," contends Neamtu. Neamtu discusses," The Brothers Karamazov" as a prime example of Dostoevsky's understanding of the human condition and it's relationship to the theological and philosophical issues of his day. My big take away from reading this article was a reminder of how timeless the books are that we consider to be Classics. They wrestle with the big issues of life that never become outdated and deserve to be read over and over again.