| Author: | George Bernard Shaw | ISBN: | 1230000007531 |
| Publisher: | Classics Reborn | Publication: | July 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | George Bernard Shaw |
| ISBN: | 1230000007531 |
| Publisher: | Classics Reborn |
| Publication: | July 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A retelling of the consequences following the meeting of Androcles, the slave, and a wounded lion. To prick a thorn out of a lion's foot one will surely gain new friends and old enemies. The story of Androcles, a Christian who is about to be sent to the lions for being a heretic in the Roman Empire. A cynical, humerous, poignant, and hypocritical story of religion versus humanism. The book is intended with the introduction with Shaw's discourse on Jesus and Christianity. Fantastic tale, which involved great wit , he makes some good remarks on the problems of Christianity. Mainly is the devout in which they will surely go to the lions before giving up their gods.
A retelling of the consequences following the meeting of Androcles, the slave, and a wounded lion. To prick a thorn out of a lion's foot one will surely gain new friends and old enemies. The story of Androcles, a Christian who is about to be sent to the lions for being a heretic in the Roman Empire. A cynical, humerous, poignant, and hypocritical story of religion versus humanism. The book is intended with the introduction with Shaw's discourse on Jesus and Christianity. Fantastic tale, which involved great wit , he makes some good remarks on the problems of Christianity. Mainly is the devout in which they will surely go to the lions before giving up their gods.
