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Volume : I, Issue : V, June - 2011 The Spiritual Struggle of John Osborne’s Martin Luther V. Vijay Sarthi Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : John Osborne’s “Luther” is based on the historical reformer, yet the play remains
characteristically Osborne’s. Martin is not an Antichrist but still he goes against the
existing Christianity, the Church. What he denounces is not sincere Christianity but
insincere Christianity, and those who are unchristian in their practice but never the
less profess Christianity, as well as those who superficially seem Christian in their
practice but whose motivations and state of mind are essentially unchristian. If
Osborne’s Luther is blasphemous, he is angry at the queer and sick world into
which the Gospels introduce us. Osborne’s prophetic indignation through Martin is
against those who limp on both legs : He seems to question directly the decency of
those respected statesmen in our society, who are anti – Christians out and out in
their deeds, and still call themselves Christians today and attend, Communion. In
such case, who then does Christianity negate? Osborne also opposes ‘faith’ as that
which modern man glibly professes just because he goes to communion. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : V. Vijay Sarthi, (2011). The Spiritual Struggle of John Osborne’s Martin Luther. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. I, Issue. V, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/243.pdf References : - John Osborne Luther, (London, 1961), p.30.
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