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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... interesting thinkers of his period and one of the most endearingly saintly figures in the whole history of Anglicanism . " T Aldous Huxley , The Perennial Philosophy he stern - minded Evangelical William Wilberforce occa- sionally liked ...
... interesting thinkers of his period and one of the most endearingly saintly figures in the whole history of Anglicanism . " T Aldous Huxley , The Perennial Philosophy he stern - minded Evangelical William Wilberforce occa- sionally liked ...
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... is a sense of God's universal pervasiveness . It is interesting that Johnson intro- duces this meaning in his Dictionary through a quotation from William Law . It is the more striking since it 146 Samuel Johnson : A Layman's Religion.
... is a sense of God's universal pervasiveness . It is interesting that Johnson intro- duces this meaning in his Dictionary through a quotation from William Law . It is the more striking since it 146 Samuel Johnson : A Layman's Religion.
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... interesting to note that Johnson had used the same expres- sion of St. Paul in a conversation with Mrs. Knowles , when he observed that no one can be sure that his obedience has been sufficient " or that his repentance has not been such ...
... interesting to note that Johnson had used the same expres- sion of St. Paul in a conversation with Mrs. Knowles , when he observed that no one can be sure that his obedience has been sufficient " or that his repentance has not been such ...
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 religious kind Law's London mankind means ment mercy mind Miscellanies mystical never Nevertheless obedience observes one's particular penitent person petitions piety prays preach propitiatory nature Puritans quotation quotes Rambler reason religion remarks repentance Richard Hooker Roman Catholic Sacrament salvation Samuel Clarke Samuel Johnson Scripture seems sense of charity sentence length Serious Call sermons sincere sins sometimes sorrow soul specific statement Taylor theological things Thirty-nine Articles thought Thrale tion transubstantiation Trinity various vicarious virtue vols William Law writes wrote