Literary Fiction
A Jesuit priest encounters a morally perfect alien society, questioning whether it represents divine creation or demonic deception.
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A Jesuit priest encounters a morally perfect alien society, questioning whether it represents divine creation or demonic deception.
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The citizens of the planet Lithia are some of the most ethical sentient beings Father Ramon Ruiz-Sanchez has ever encountered. True, they have no literature, no fine arts, and don't understand the concept of recreation, but neither do they understand the concepts of greed, envy, lust, or any of the sins and vices that plague humankind. Their world seems darned near perfect. And that is just what disturbs the good Father.
First published in 1959, James Blish's Hugo Award-winning A Case of Cons...
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will contain mild spoilers
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Central Jesuit priest protagonist explores original sin, divine necessity for morality, and Christian heresy
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Occult / demonology
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Recurring suspicions that the alien world is created by Satan, with themes of heresy and demonic influence
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Examination of a society structured without religion, sin, or traditional vices
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