| Acknowledgments | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| 1.1 David Lodge and His Works | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of the Study | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two The Religious Background in the Wake of Vatican Council Ⅱ | 第17-25页 |
| 2.1 Vatican Council Ⅱ | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 The Collapse of the Catholic World | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Sex and Death in the Catholic World | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three David Lodge’s Attitude towards Catholicism：from Skepticism, Criticism to Rethinking | 第25-51页 |
| 3.1 Skepticism to Catholicism in The British Museum Is Falling Down | 第25-34页 |
| 3.1.1 Church’s Teachings’ Influence on Catholics’ Life | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Problems about the Church’s Teaching on Sex | 第29-33页 |
| 3.1.3 What is Falling Down? | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 Criticism to Catholicism in How Far Can You Go? | 第34-41页 |
| 3.2.1 The Crisis of Catholic Faith | 第34-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Criticism to the Church’s Teachings | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.3 How Far Can the Catholics Go? | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3 Rethinking Catholicism in Paradise News | 第41-51页 |
| 3.3.1 Rethinking Sex and Death | 第41-47页 |
| 3.3.2 Changes for Survival | 第47-49页 |
| 3.3.3 David Lodge’s Remedy: from Catholicism to Humanism | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| References | 第54-60页 |
