Samuel Johnson: a Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages |
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... concern was that of a devout and learned Christian . Although Johnson had certain religious conflicts , his chief conflict ... concerned with what Johnson believed , I shall sometimes suggest motives for his attitudes and behavior . Any ...
... concern was that of a devout and learned Christian . Although Johnson had certain religious conflicts , his chief conflict ... concerned with what Johnson believed , I shall sometimes suggest motives for his attitudes and behavior . Any ...
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... concern , or the least apparent consciousness of guilt ” ( XVII ) . Johnson is especially concerned with what may be termed psychological irony . In The Vanity of Human Wishes the whole structure of the poem is built on the disastrous ...
... concern , or the least apparent consciousness of guilt ” ( XVII ) . Johnson is especially concerned with what may be termed psychological irony . In The Vanity of Human Wishes the whole structure of the poem is built on the disastrous ...
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... concerned with the nature of laws . All laws , he writes , ultimately derive from the eternal law that exists in the ... concerns what men , judging by both reason and Revelation , deem ex- pedient . With this scheme in mind , Hooker ...
... concerned with the nature of laws . All laws , he writes , ultimately derive from the eternal law that exists in the ... concerns what men , judging by both reason and Revelation , deem ex- pedient . With this scheme in mind , Hooker ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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allusions amendment appears Atonement belief benevolence Boswell Boswell's chiefly Christ Christ's sacrifice Christian perfection Church of England clergyman composed conscience contrition conversion Convict's Address conviction David Hume devotions Diaries Dictionary discussion divine doctrine emphasis Eucharist Evangelical examination of conscience faith frequently friends George Strahan grace Hammond Hawkins heart Holy Spirit Hooker hope important indicate instance interpretation Jesus John John Hoole Johnson's religion kind Law's London mankind means ment mercy mind Miscellanies mystical never Nevertheless obedience observes one's particular person petitions piety prays preach propitiatory nature Puritans quotation quotes Rambler reason religious remarks repentance Richard Hooker Roman Catholic Sacrament salvation Samuel Clarke Samuel Johnson says Scripture seems sense of charity sentence length Serious Call sermons sinner sins sion sometimes sorrow soul specific statement Taylor theological things Thirty-nine Articles thought Thrale tion transubstantiation Trinity various vicarious virtue William Law writes wrote