# Religion and Fanaticism in Nordenholt’s Million

> Theme guide for Nordenholt’s Million by J. J. Connington.

The Reverend John P. Wester represents the dangerous rise of religious fanaticism, which Nordenholt sees as a threat to rational order, leading to conflict between emotional faith and pragmatic governance.

## Where it surfaces

- [XII: Nuit Blanche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/chapters/xii-nuit-blanche): The mad alchemist's invocation of Jahveh and the Voodoo priest at Piccadilly Circus show how religious fanaticism fills the void left by collapsed institutions.
- [Per Iter Tenebricosum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/chapters/xvii-per-iter-tenebricosum): Wester's transformation from Christian preacher to prophet of a bastard Buddhism illustrates how fanaticism can exploit exhaustion and despair, threatening social order.

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