Status
Available
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Series
Collection
Publication
New York : Putnam, [1974]
User reviews
LibraryThing member pmarshall
As far as I am aware previous to Charles Merrill Smith's series on Reverend Randolloph the majority of what I label ecclesiastical mysteries were Catholic (e.g.;Father Brown, Father Dowling, Father Koesler) and Jewish (Rabbi Small). When I discovered Reverend Randolloph I was excited to find
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another religion. One aspect of ecclesiastical mysteries I liked was the discussion of real issues, should priests marry, women as priests. However this was not the case with Smith but I liked his books because they were the opposite of all the others. "The "Chicago Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd" where Randollph (an ex-football player) is said to be based, is on the bottom floors of a glass and steel skyscraper office block that includes a luxury hotel but comes complete with a gothic spire on the very top, with an octagonal penthouse parsonage immediately below it." These books reveal the humourous rather than the religious side of ecclesiastical mysteries. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1974
Physical description
254 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
0399114610 / 9780399114618