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Chris GantryElmer Gantry Elmer Gantry 1927 satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis For other uses, see Elmer Gantry (disambiguation). Elmer Gantry is a 1927 satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis that presents aspects of the religious activity of the United States in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it.[not verified in body] Reverend Dr. Elmer Gantry, the protagonist, is attracted by drinking, chasing women, and making easy money (although eventually renouncing tobacco and alcohol). In the novel's fictional world, after various forays into smaller fringe churches, Gantry becomes a major moral and political force in the Methodist Church despite his hypocrisy and serial sexual indiscretions.[1][non-primary source needed] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it… (Source: Wikipedia)
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