Malcolm Muggeridge
Similar to Dorthy Day, Malcolm Muggeridge initially experienced a life of lost cause. Born into a family where the socialist upbringing was utmost, Muggeridge found relief from the ‘chaos’ after he embraced Christianity and had a teaching career in India. The latter shaped his iconoclastic nature, in addition to witnessing the prevalent caste system.
Muggeridge’s writing career started as a journalist writing for newspapers like Calcutta Statesman, Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph etc. He also worked and lived in many countries like Egypt, Moscow and the experiences and observances were found in many of his articles. His career saw a wide array of work - in radio and television and editor of the British humour magazine Punch.
*Malcolm used the printed word, television and invitations to address attentive groups to oppose abortion and euthanasia, support the rights of the mentally and physically handicapped or boldly disagree with governments and society. Public reaction to the controversial Malcolm Muggeridge was strong, though not always favourable.
Malcolm's journey to faith encompassed much of his life. In spite of his concern about the drift of the Christian church via liberalism and permissive morality into moral chaos, he eventually joined the Catholic Church because of their strong stand against abortion and birth control. The dedication and compassion of Mother Teresa and Fr. Paul Bidone was instrumental in Malcolm joining the Church.
*source - Wheaton archives
Jesus Rediscovered
Jesus Rediscovered is a collection of some of Malcolm Muggeridge's answers to some deep questions regarding Christianity, religion, and life. Written in a "stream of thought" and conversational manner, the book is philosophical, reflective and contemplative.
An extract from the Foreword of the book - ‘They do not set out to present a coherent, or even consistent, statement of faith. I am well aware that they are often contradictory, repetitive and imprecise; I have deliberately refrained from trying to trim and prune them into conveying an impression of coherence and consistency which would falsify my own actual mental state. All they represent and it's little enough is the effort of one ageing twentieth-century mind to give expression to a deep dissatisfaction with prevailing twentieth-century values and assumptions.’
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