A Canticle for Leibowitz

Summary In “History as Judgment and Promise in A Canticle for Leibowitz,” Dominic Manganiello argues that the idea of History within A Canticle for Leibowitz can serve as judgment, promise, and religious bias by examining the close relation between the church and historical memorabilia. Manganiello identifies History as a myth in which it is vulnerable to historical bias through false representations of previous generations as well as the heavy monastic influence the church has on historical records and its publicity to the public. The article focuses on the power of the monastery within and narrows in on “The Flame Deluge” and “Lucifer” to examine the reasoning behind the historical bias. Dominic Manganiello then proceeds to utilize evidence…

spirituality comes. It may imply that believing in something bigger and stronger than oneself helps people to live on. In the novel A Canticle for Leibowitz faith plays a major part throughout the whole novel. Walter M. Miller Jr. put a strong emphasis on developing the importance of the Church even in the times of world destruction. It is important to note that faith is strongly linked with the knowledge that is left after the world destruction, and it is men of faith that hold all the…