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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Page 35
... according to Nature . " He re- plies , " To live according to Nature is to act always with due regard to the fitness arising from the relations and qualities of causes and effects ; to concur with the great and unchangeable scheme of ...
... according to Nature . " He re- plies , " To live according to Nature is to act always with due regard to the fitness arising from the relations and qualities of causes and effects ; to concur with the great and unchangeable scheme of ...
Page 168
... According to Boswell , he even said on one occasion that he would be a Papist if he could , but that an obstinate rationality prevented him.31 Nevertheless , even in conversation he could take quite a contrary position on Catholicism ...
... According to Boswell , he even said on one occasion that he would be a Papist if he could , but that an obstinate rationality prevented him.31 Nevertheless , even in conversation he could take quite a contrary position on Catholicism ...
Page 172
... According to Campbell , there is no immediate judgment after death ; final judgment will not be rendered until the Res- urrection ; meanwhile souls remain in a middle state , where praying for them is not only lawful but a duty.39 This ...
... According to Campbell , there is no immediate judgment after death ; final judgment will not be rendered until the Res- urrection ; meanwhile souls remain in a middle state , where praying for them is not only lawful but a duty.39 This ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
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