Alicia Srinivas asked this question about A Prayer for Owen Meany:
Would this book be interesting for a non-Christian? How serious are the religious undertones?
Kris Another Atheist here. Serious? No. Plentiful? Yes. A lot. You will hear about religion a LOT. But in a searching, questioning. I agree with what was s…moreAnother Atheist here. Serious? No. Plentiful? Yes. A lot. You will hear about religion a LOT. But in a searching, questioning. I agree with what was said below about the Author (not a Christian either). He says that he wrote this book to answer the question, "What would it take to make me a believer?"(less)
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