Christianity and Crime.

Catalog description

An exploration of British detective fiction that focuses on how various authors interact with theological questions regarding sin, evil, justice, mercy, and forgiveness. The course will include works by two of our Wade Center authors, G. K. Chesterton and Dorothy L. Sayers, as well as selections from other writers such as Wilkie Collins, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, J. B. Priestley, and P. D. James.