The Robe
The Enduring Classic of One Mans Quest for Faith and Truth

I first read this book in 1957. The book was originally published in 1942. I think I have seen the movie a time or two. I remember I enjoyed both of them. I thought it would be interesting to reread the book as I do not recall much about the details of the book. Back in the 1950s I read Douglas’s bo......more

Life-altering. For the first time, I feel like I have an inkling of what Christ's life was like, with whom he socialized, what he ate, saw, did, and where/and whom he taught. The relationships and accounts of Christ's sermons from fictional eye-witnesses were mesmerizng. All of the accounts are what......more

Lloyd C. Douglas didn’t take up writing till he was fifty. That astounds me. This is as fine a novel as any produced by someone who had been scribbling since childhood. I hope most of us are familiar with the plot of The Robe, since it’s the basis for one of the most sweeping, epic films of Old Holly......more

Translation widget on The blog!!! O lectură emotionantă care ne întărește credința. Un roman ce ne învață despre bucuriile spirituale, ce sunt mai presus de tot ce este lumesc. Un roman ce ne expune miracole, ne face martorii acestora, ne invită să credem. Aflăm despre puterea credinței, și despre ac......more

John's Gospel (19:23-24) records that at the crucifixion of Christ, the soldiers divided up his clothes among them (the condemned were crucified naked, save for a loincloth which was allowed to the Jewish victims), and cast lots for the finest item, a seamless robe. Scripture is otherwise silent abo......more