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Essay Galaxy - Review For A Canticle For Leib
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz treats religion very differently than does most science fiction. Miller's Brother Francis is charged with discovering the meaning of faith and God in the wake of total nuclear destruction. The particular religion extent in Miller's future is the venerable Catholic Church, an institution that has survived near-annihilation before.
The novel begins with the discovery of a tomb by a novice, Francis, a tomb that may or may not contain the remains and relics of his order's founder, Leibowitz. Miller thereby introduces questions in the reader's mind about the nature of what Francis has really found, what Leibowitz' soul was really like, and how strong Francis' faith remains. Faith is set apart from knowledge cleanly ....
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