Peace Shall Destroy Many (Identities and Issues in Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Rudy Wiebe
- First Published: 1962
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, Religion, Ministry or ministers, Christianity, Truth, Canada or Canadians, Religious life, Pacifism, Belief or doubt
The Work
Peace Shall Destroy Many, set in an isolated area of northern Saskatchewan in 1944, details a young Mennonite’s growing awareness of the conflicting demands among his Christian faith, his church community, and his country at war. The novel is Rudy Wiebe’s first, and it aroused considerable controversy among North American Mennonites.
In the spring of 1944, Thom Wiens, working on his father’s farm and awaiting his military call, begins his quest for the truth within and beyond “the traditions of the fathers.” The acknowledged leader of the Wapiti...
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