The Grand Inquisitor of the Right-Wing Evangelicalism

Nikola Knezevic
Sep 9, 2018 · 4 min read

More than a century ago, the prominent Russian novelist Dostoevsky has written the compelling story of faith, morality, free will, and doubt. His epic novel, The Brothers Karamazov, holds the unique poem, widely known as The Grand Inquisitor. Here, Dostoevsky frames the crucial question into a somewhat predictable, cliched, yet potent parable which echoes even today: If Christ would return, would…

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Nikola Knezevic

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Nikola Knezevic is a Design & Development Architect (Senior Software Engineer) at MGM Resorts International and a scholar (Ph.D. — Religion, and Politics).

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