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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... earlier centuries , Law recognized that it is impossible for man to achieve the ab- solute perfection of Christ . Human perfection , because of hu- man limitations , must always be of a different order . What mat- tered most was for the ...
... earlier centuries , Law recognized that it is impossible for man to achieve the ab- solute perfection of Christ . Human perfection , because of hu- man limitations , must always be of a different order . What mat- tered most was for the ...
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A Layman's Religion Maurice James Quinlan. As we have indicated earlier , his conviction that man alone must expiate his sins grew logically out of his earlier belief that Christ's sacrifice , being chiefly of an exemplary nature , did ...
A Layman's Religion Maurice James Quinlan. As we have indicated earlier , his conviction that man alone must expiate his sins grew logically out of his earlier belief that Christ's sacrifice , being chiefly of an exemplary nature , did ...
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... earlier English prayers . Several of the Latin poems , like his petitions in English , are penitential exercises in which he al- ludes to himself as a sinner , but in them he seldom mentions specific transgressions , and he seems less ...
... earlier English prayers . Several of the Latin poems , like his petitions in English , are penitential exercises in which he al- ludes to himself as a sinner , but in them he seldom mentions specific transgressions , and he seems less ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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