THE POWER AND THE GLORY by Graham Greene (First published, 1940).
In 1926, aged 22, Graham Greene converted from Atheism to Catholicism.
In his autobiography, A Sort of Life, he explained that “I became aware of the probable existence of something we call God, though I now dislike the word with all its anthropomorphic associations……….there was no joy at all, only a sombre apprehension”.
This hardly sounds as if ‘seeing the light’ was an altogether pleasurable experience.
I always thought the big advantage of belief was that it is supposed to bring serenity rather than doubt. Continue reading
