Saints and Revolutionaries

Short description: 1939 nonfiction book by Olaf Stapledon

Saints and Revolutionaries

Author| Olaf Stapledon
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English
Genre| Non-fiction
Publisher| Heinemann

Publication date

| 1939

Saints and Revolutionaries is a non-fiction work by the writer and philosopher Olaf Stapledon, published by Heinemann in 1939.[1] [2]

The book was part of the I Believe series, an initiative whereby leading British intellectuals of the day could pursue an argument pertinent to the times. Stapledon's friend Naomi Mitchison also contributed a volume to the series, as did J. D. Beresford, whose 1911 novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was an inspiration for Stapledon's own novel, Odd John.

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Contents
* 3 Relation to Stapledon's other works
* 4 References

## Overview

Stapledon's book pursues themes familiar to readers of his science fiction – the universe and humanity's place in it, both personally and as a species. He argues that humanity is undergoing a period of rapid change and that our beliefs, and the nature of belief itself, are changing.

## Contents

1. To-day
2. Saints, and Pacifism
3. Sceptics, and Morality
4. Revolutionaries, and Metaphysics
5. Mainly Speculation

## Relation to Stapledon's other works

To an extent, the themes and preoccupations of Saints and Revolutionaries can be said to be present in most of Stapledon's fiction and philosophy.[citation needed] However, the posthumously-published Nebula Maker is closest in theme, as its two main protagonists embody these two roles.

## References

1. ↑ Crossley, Robert. Olaf Stapledon: Speaking for the Future. Syracuse University Press, 1994. 400.
2. ↑ "A Moralist's Faith". Liverpool Daily Post: p. 6. 24 November 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/article/liverpool-daily-post-a-moralists-faith/191804734/.

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