Project Gutenberg 2016-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 123 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821 1881 Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch Достоевский, Фёдор Михайлович Dostoievski, Fiodor Dostoievski, Fedor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, F. M. Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Kristus inkvisitorin edessä E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Kristus inkvisitorin edessä" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a philosophical piece derived from his renowned novel "The Brothers Karamazov," and it is generally categorized as a narrative dialogue. Written in the late 19th century, this work explores profound theological and ethical dilemmas. At its core, the text examines the conflict between faith and reason, particularly focusing on the role of freedom within the framework of religious belief. The narrative unfolds as a conversation between Ivan Karamazov and his brother Aljoosha, where Ivan presents his imagined scenario of Christ's return during the Spanish Inquisition. In this vision, Christ appears to a powerful inquisitor who challenges Him on the nature of faith, freedom, and the moral responsibilities of humanity. The inquisitor argues that people are too weak to bear the burden of freedom and thus, it is justified to control them for their own good. The text reveals the struggle between the pursuit of spiritual truth and the oppressive needs for authority and power, making it a thought-provoking reflection on faith, human nature, and the ethical consequences of religious doctrine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 36.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Jesus Christ -- Fiction Christian fiction PG Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: Russian Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 86184 2025-07-21T06:24:42.473280 text/html 86001 85934 2024-10-22T04:32:24.770728 2023-09-22T15:37:13.084729 text/html text/html 113885 2025-07-21T06:24:47.609266 application/epub+zip 112761 2025-07-21T06:24:45.392290 application/epub+zip 95997 2025-07-21T06:24:44.310280 application/epub+zip 212967 2025-07-21T06:24:49.206273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205141 2025-07-21T06:24:46.946327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168960 2022-09-24T00:16:08.377082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76545 2025-07-21T06:24:42.256288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56774 2024-10-23T00:55:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18709 2025-07-21T06:24:49.324250 application/rdf+xml 12540 2025-07-21T06:24:44.798288 image/jpeg 3029 2025-07-21T06:24:44.553279 image/jpeg 115155 2025-07-21T06:24:42.481300 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia