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‘You want to learn about God? No offence, but that sounds like a tremendous waste of time.’
So begins the novel that looks at the study of Christianity in the 21st Century.
As such, Till Father’s Found attempts to do two things. First, it aims to provide an accessible “Sophie’s World” kind of experience to the study of Theology, by following two characters as they study the subject at Oxford University.
Second, Till Father’s Found is an attempt at historallegory: The blending of allegorical figures with real life historical ones. Allegories were very popular going all the way back to the Middle Ages. The 20th Century writer, C.S. Lewis was very fond of them.
What makes Till Father’s Found a little different is its attempt to meld the allegorical with the historical. The context is 1379-1381, a very tumultuous time in English (and Medieval European) History.
This happens to be the historical time for the author of one of the greatest allegorical poems of all time, The Vision of Piers Plowman.
In many ways, Till Father’s Found is a homage to that work, which is often left in the shadows of contemporary works, such as the Canterbury Tales and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Although it attempts to wrangle tough subjects, the book aims to be both accessible and entertaining. Readers will rapidly get pulled into the two quests, one a search for a human father, while searching for that more mysterious Heavenly Father.
Book Details:
1st Edition Paperback
334 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0692605630
ISBN-13: 978-0692605639
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 8 inches
Kindle Version
File Size: 1088 KB
Print Length: 370 pages
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B018LAAZ7S
From the Back:
“James and Theobald arrive in Oxford University to study Theology. One is searching for evidence of his biological father, who mysteriously disappeared before he was born. The other finds himself caught up in a movement to reform Christianity led by the Evangelical Doctor, John Wyclif.
Though separated by centuries, the two tales intertwine, both finding more, and less, than they originally thought possible.
This tale is inspired by the genius of William Langland or “Long Will”, author of the medieval alliterative poem, the Vision of Piers Plowman.”
