Mystery!

Mystery stories, by their very nature, embody a biblical worldview with original sin, objective truth and final judgment | Gene Edward Veith

Mystery!, the long-running PBS series that has been showcasing excellent British mystery shows for 25 years, starts a new season in April (9:00 p.m. ET). The highlight will be a new batch of Miss Marple dramas, by the queen of mystery writers, Agatha Christie.

Mystery stories, by their very nature, embody a biblical worldview. They hinge on original sin (so that anyone might be guilty); they presuppose the existence of objective truth (with factual clues that can be understood by reason); and what is hidden is brought to light at a last judgment.

Mysteries are also an art form whose greatest practitioners tend to be women. In particular, English women. From Dorothy L. Sayers to today's P.D. James, both Christian women of considerable literary talent, women have dominated the genre.

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