Roger’s Version (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John Updike
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Philosophical realism
- Time of Work: 1984-1985
- Setting: An unnamed city in New England
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism, Problem novel
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Sex or sexuality, 1980’s, New England, College life, Adultery, Theology
- Locales: New England
Characters Discussed
Roger Lambert, a university professor of divinity. A former minister, Roger lost his pulpit when he became involved in an adulterous relationship with Esther, who later became his second wife. Now in his early fifties, Roger seems also to have lost his faith. Roger is an adherent of the reforming Protestant theologian Karl Barth, and his academic specialty is the Skeptics. His skeptical approach to religion is challenged by Dale Kohler, a graduate student who enters Roger’s life seeking funding for a project that will attempt a mathematical proof of...
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