The Star | Themes

Religion and Science
The most important theme in ‘‘The Star’’ is the opposition of religion and science. The reader is presented with a very religious narrator who has his faith seriously shaken. The narrator has long attempted to show that science and religion are compatible. He believed that science affirms the existence of God and helps humanity to appreciate the dependence of science on the intricacies of God’s ultimate plan. A large part of his faith was founded in the belief that humankind achieved redemption from sin through the birth, death,...

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