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The Great Good Thing

Summary

The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith Through Literature (2016) by Andrew Klavan is a memoir of the author's journey from secular Judaism through literature and fiction to Christian faith.

Core Contribution

Distinctive memoir of literary faith journey; illustrates how storytelling can lead to religious conversion.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • memoir
  • Christianity
  • Judaism
  • faith journey

Historical Influences

Literature and story tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Andrew Klavan literary memoir tradition

Contemporaries & Peers

Christian conversion memoirs

Minds Influenced

Christian literary memoir

Intellectual Posterity

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