 In the 1980s, religious themes began to feature heavily ("The Kingdom of the Wicked," "Man of Nazareth," "Earthly Powers").Though Burgess lapsed from Catholicism early in his youth, the influence of the Catholic "training" and worldview remained strong in his work all his life.This is notable in the discussion of free will in "A Clockwork Orange," and in the apocalyptic vision of devastating changes in the Catholic Church – due to what can be understood as Satanic influence – in "Earthly Powers" (1980).