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Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal – Vol.4, No.8 
Publication Date:
April. 25, 2017 
DoI
:10.14738/assrj.48.3095. 
EL-Naggar, N. (2017). N. Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter The Trial of Religion. 
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 
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N. Hawthorne's 
The Scarlet Letter
 
The Trial of Religion
 
 
Nehal EL-Naggar 
Associate Professor 
Ain Shams University 
ABSTRACT 
The trial of religion is a controversial field of research, where questions pertaining to 
the re-thinking of rigid pseudo-religious dogmas should be addressed and re-examined 
to fit the modern age and account suitable to match the real life of man on earth with all 
its changes and advances. Literatures across cultures and across languages along with 
different ethnic groups have tackled such question with concern; sometimes blatantly 
and at others subtly. The trial of religion is not directed at condemning any faith or 
creed but a criticism of dogmatic beliefs that are never part of any religion, but are 
man-made to exercise power over, manipulate and control people under the umbrella 
of the sacredness of religion. Needless to say, this is what our age is witnessing 
nowadays. Everyday, religion is used to destroy peoples and nations with the pretext 
that we are executing the word of God. Usually, the issue of societal justice emanates 
from religion. In literature and in the fine arts the implementation of justice is at many 
times represented through a trial or scaffold scene. World culture abounds in famous