Mary Bryden examines the recurring engagement with the idea of God to be found in the writing of Samuel Beckett. Drawing from the evidence of Beckett's published novels, plays, poetry and short prose, as well as from unpublished and draft manuscript material, Bryden explores both rehearsals and rejections of belief. Areas for focus include Old Testament resonances, New Testament images (such as crucifixion), theology, mysticism, the church, and the arguably surprising attachment of Beckett to certain writers (Dante, Johnson) who espoused strong Christian beliefs.