The Grand Inquisitor

Gerrit van Honthorst "Christ before the High Priest"

This past summer I unintentionally spent two months in Italy and had a lot of free time on my hands.  I have been wanting to read The Brothers Karamazov since college, when one of my favorite pastors said it was his favorite book.  

I struggled through it, to be frank.  But I finished it.  Hopefully I'll give it another read in my lifetime.  

However, my absolute favorite section in the book blew my mind.  It is called "The Grand Inquisitor" and you can get it for free for a Kindle (or Kindle app) on Amazon - here.  It's quite short and well worth the read.  The painting above reminds me of it.