Skip to footer

For every taste and budget, a paperback

  • By D. C. M.

The Clowns of God, by Morris West. New York: Bantam Books. 402 pp. $3.95.

A fictional Pope is forced to abdicate because the cardinals don't know how else to cope with his apocalyptic vision of the approaching end of the world and second coming of Jesus Christ. He sets off on a lonely pilgrimage to find a way to proclaim his vision without sending his cherished world into chaos and hysteria. Readers may not agree with author West many theological points. But at a time when millenarianism appears to be making a comeback, West is at least raising thought-provoking issues.

You've read 3 of 3 free articles. Subscribe to continue.
QR Code to For every taste and budget, a paperback
Read this article in
https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0611/061170.html
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
https://www.csmonitor.com/subscribe
CSM logo

Why is Christian Science in our name?

Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that.

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we’ve aimed “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind,” as our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, put it.

Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding reasons for credible hope.

Explore values journalism About us