Just read: Williams on Dostoevsky

Quite a puzzling book...While discussing religious positions of characters in Dostoyevsky's novels, Williams tries to solve bigger problems in interpreting Dostoyevsky's own worldview. I appreciate the discussion but do not quite understand the reasons behind the attempts to decipher which opinions were of the author proper.
Written in a very eloquent academic prose, the book is definitely a worth reading for all atheists and believers alike (and Williams claims that they are alike, it is the doubters who are different) - phrases like "malign silence of apathy" or "violence is the ultimate distraction for the lost self" cannot but stay with you.

From the Publisher
Rowan Williams explores the intricacies of speech, fiction, metaphor, and iconography in the works of one of literature's most complex and most misunderstood, authors. Williams' investigation focuses on the four major novels of Dostoevsky's maturity (Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Devils, and The Brothers Karamazov). He argues that understanding Dostoevsky's style and goals as a writer of fiction is inseparable from understanding his religious commitments. Any reader who enters the rich and insightful world of Williams' Dostoevsky will emerge a more thoughtful and appreciative reader for it.