One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Aleksandr Solzhenitsyns Faith Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a professed Christian However according to some critics this does not necessarily make his writings Christian Schmemann 39 Biblical principles can clearly be identified in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich They can be seen through Solzhenitsyns views on the world as a divine creation the nature of evil and faith in the future The Christian faith is rooted in the belief that God created everything