Samuel Johnson: A Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages Influence of Johnson's own religious interpretation on his life and work. |
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... Law ; the other was Samuel Clarke . The influence of William Law upon the youthful Johnson is attested in a well - known passage in Boswell's Life . “ When at Oxford , " Johnson remarked , " I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life ...
... Law ; the other was Samuel Clarke . The influence of William Law upon the youthful Johnson is attested in a well - known passage in Boswell's Life . “ When at Oxford , " Johnson remarked , " I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life ...
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... Law's emphasis on the exemplary character of the sacrifice was closely related to his teachings on Christian perfection . According to this doctrine , man's purpose in life is to work towards his salvation by imitating Christ . This is ...
... Law's emphasis on the exemplary character of the sacrifice was closely related to his teachings on Christian perfection . According to this doctrine , man's purpose in life is to work towards his salvation by imitating Christ . This is ...
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... Law's counsels on perfection , I think it erroneous to say : " Law's perfectionism was particularly repugnant to Johnson ” ( p . 393 ) . 6 William Law , A Practical Treatise Upon Christian Perfection ( Portsmouth , N.H. , 1822 ) , p ...
... Law's counsels on perfection , I think it erroneous to say : " Law's perfectionism was particularly repugnant to Johnson ” ( p . 393 ) . 6 William Law , A Practical Treatise Upon Christian Perfection ( Portsmouth , N.H. , 1822 ) , p ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
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