Ball and the Cross (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

When Evan MacIan, a fervent Catholic, becomes enraged by an atheist newspaper, he challenges the editor, James Turnbull, to a duel. Turnbull, just as passionate in his atheism as MacIan is in his Catholicism, eagerly accepts.  Their sword fight interrupted wherever they go, MacIan and Turnbull duel with words.  The more MacIan and Turnbull debate, the more they realize that they have more in commo...