Galileo makes an appearance, standing up for science and facts in the face of religious oppression. There are references to Greek philosophy and how great thinkers always have to be a little crazy with their jumping out of bathtubs shouting and writing books that no one reads as their entry into the ranks of philosophers. Also, there are rumblings of dissent and scientific inquiry into the physical reality of the Disc that the Quisistion can’t seem to quell. Also, Om is stuck in the body of a lowly tortoise. All except Brutha, a novice who thinks slowly and has a memory better than an adamantium trap.
But somewhere along the way his believers started believing more in the church as an institution and not in the god himself. He started out with a single believer and built up a great empire. Small Gods is the story of the main god of Omnia, Om.
I’m not sure it gave me the insights my pastor hoped for our series, but it certainly made both texts more engaging and relevant. I ended up reading this concurrently with the minor prophets series we're doing in Sunday school.
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Small Gods is a standalone. He wants peace, justice and love-but that’s hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One-or at least the only One available. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it’s clear he’s become less important than he realized. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size-all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top. Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Until one day he hears the voice of a god calling his name. Like Brutha, a simple lad who only wants to tend his melon patch. Where the strangest things happen to the nicest people. Lost in the chill deeps of space between the galaxies, it sails on forever, a flat, circular world carried on the back of a giant turtle- Discworld -a land where the unexpected can be expected. The thirteenth novel in the Discworld series from New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett. Tolkien with a sharper, more satiric edge." - Houston Chronicle Pratchett's Discworld books are filled with humor and magic." - Chicago Tribune
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