The Power and the Glory
/ðə ˌpaʊər ən ðə ˈɡlɔːri/
/ðə ˌpaʊər ən ðə ˈɡlɔːri/
- a novel (1940) by Graham Greene. It tells the story of a Roman Catholic priest trying to escape from Mexico at a time when his religion has been made illegal. He is caught and killed when he returns to help a dying man. The novel, considered by many people to be Greene's best, examines his usual themes of religion, moral choices and human weakness.
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The Power and the Glory