Albert Camus was one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, remembered for his existentialism and a seeming rejection of God. Yet, a century on from his birth, study of his work shows a man fascinated by Christ and impressed by sacrifice and solidarity
In an online “Index” of book reviews, written for the edification of members of Opus Dei, all the major novels of Albert Camus are extensively evaluated. Opus Dei insists the reviews do not represent an official line, yet, written in Spanish, they are nevertheless of interest for their stark division into literary and moral value. Camus’ first novel, The Outsider, is praised for its “limpid, exact style”, but gets a moral drubbing for its “calculated rejection of God and eternal life”.
02 November 2013, The Tablet
Stranger than fiction
Christianity and the existentialist
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I agree that language is becoming a problem that stops real dialogue. I think that vested interest groups,who I suspect are fearful of having their positions questioned, purposely subvert language so that the real issues will not be discussed.
It is absolutely essential that all people be uniformly impoverished--except members of the clergy of course.