Ockham’s Epiphany: A Short Story Written in this Genre
Seen in books by me writing as Anaxagoras Pen
The Moral Irony of the Outcast Saint.
The Hero’s Integrity is Demonstrated by Defiance.
Enlightenment Shapes the Hero’s Noble Motivation.
The Protagonist Rises in Defiance and Wins by Enlightenment.
While the antagonism is institutional, religious bodies are never faceless. There is always a powerful leader with diabolical minions, so strong characters serve as the personification of the antagonistic institution.
Defiance and Enlightenment form two intertwining story lines that modulate to make the overall conflict fascinating.
Readers share in the enlightenment, finding meaningful truth, and an improved understanding of their place in the world.
In a world flooded with revenge tropes heroic enlightenment is very refreshing.