6/12/2023 0 Comments Fall of giants series![]() ![]() He is strongly put off by the apparent hypocrisy of the people. Later in life, Billy’s sister gets pregnant and is judged sharply by his father and their town because she is not married. His father, who often preaches at their worship services, has insufficient answers. He is disturbed that we don’t have copies of the original texts from which we get the words of the Bible. After an explosion in the coal mine, he is distressed by the problem of evil–why does God let bad things happen? As he grows older, Billy is exposed to textural criticism. If that sounds like the start of a storyline that will be an example of a life of faith to you, you would be disappointed. At the end, when the light is restored, he sees a fleeting vision of Christ just at the corner of the light and says “Thank you.” To keep himself from being too frightened, he sings Christian hymns and draws comfort from them. ![]() Rather than wandering lost in the tunnels he keeps working until someone comes to get him. The first day on the job he is left alone in the pitch black–his lamp went out. A brief summary may be found here.īilly Williams is a Welsh boy who goes to work in a coal mine. Here, I will analyze the book from a worldview perspective. I just finished the first book, Fall of Giants, and realized there were several themes found therein that begged comment here. Ken Follett’s “The Century Trilogy” is a sweeping series. ![]()
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