The Brothers Karamazov, Part 1

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The Brothers Karamazov, Part 1

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Jan 27, 2021

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The word "broken" gets tossed around a lot these days, but Dostoevsky was truly a broken man. Our contextual Texan tells the story of his life, among other things, as The Bookening provides some much needed context on The Brothers Karamazov and its author.

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Jan 27, 2021

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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

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The Brothers Karamazov, Part 1

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