Religion in Romanian Literature at the Beginning of 20th Century. Case Study
Religion in Romanian Literature at the Beginning of 20th Century. Case Study

Summary/Abstract: The novel Roxana by Gala Galaction (Grigore Pisculescu) call into question the modalities of passage from idea to practice, from the perspective of three religious doctrines: Orthodox Christianity, Lutheran Christianity and the Judaism. A young priest, Pavel Abel, has the initiative of building a church, and a shelter for the poor in his pauperized parish, but its achievement requires earthly compromises, which provokes confrontation with oneself through three women: Roxana Ceaur – Orthodoxe Romanian, Debora – Zionist Jew, and Helena Hempel – Lutheran German. The interpretation of biblical writings, the relationship between the old and New Testaments, the meeting of politics and religion in love – all complicates the life of the naive priest, not protected face to face with the pitfalls of life.

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