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Lee, Kwang-hee. “The Progress of Relationship between Religion and Politics in Graham Greene’s Catholic Novels.” Studies on English Language & Literature. 39.1 (2013): 185-205. Both the theme of religion and the theme of politics are combined well in The Power and the Glory, The Honorary Consul and Monsignor Quixote among Graham Greene’s Catholic novels. It is very significant to examine the progress of the relationship between religion and politics over the course of more than 40 years from The Power and the Glory(1940) to Monsignor Quixote(1982). In The Power and the Glory politics oppresses religion by political power but in the end politics is defeated spiritually by religion. In The Honorary Consul religion fights fiercely against politics but the improvement of political circumstances is not realized as much as religion requires. The tension between religion and politics is tight. In Monsignor Quixote religion and politics get along with each other. They admit their own weak points and their opponent’s strong points and try to approach a much desirable cooperation for both sides. They are willing to allow the opportunity for dialogue with their partners and to have the accompanying relationship with each other. This is the true spirit of contemporary times that Greene suggests to us. (Kongju National University)