Big Fisherman

Lloyd Cassel Douglas (August 27, 1877 - February 13, 1951) born Doya C. Douglas, was an American minister and author who published popular novels about religious and moral issues His last novel, THE BIG FISHERMAN (1948), focuses on Jesus, Peter, and a pair of young lovers, Esther and Voldi. The Roman world of the early Christian Church is carefully drawn. Douglas's main purpose is to present a Christian thesis in the form of a novel and include in the gospel narratives the aspect of human interest...