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 xi
... less than certain other lapses . Various explanations might be offered as to why he failed to attend church more frequently , but let us confine our discussion to four : 1. It was a habit developed in childhood , as the result of a ...
... less than certain other lapses . Various explanations might be offered as to why he failed to attend church more frequently , but let us confine our discussion to four : 1. It was a habit developed in childhood , as the result of a ...
Page xii
... less significance to public worship . He writes : " It is very observable , that there is not one command in all the Gospel for public worship ; and perhaps it is a duty that is least insisted upon in Scripture of any other . " 5 4 ...
... less significance to public worship . He writes : " It is very observable , that there is not one command in all the Gospel for public worship ; and perhaps it is a duty that is least insisted upon in Scripture of any other . " 5 4 ...
Page 83
... less emphasis on ref- ormation as a test of repentance . Was Johnson tempering his views in order to hold out hope to the condemned prisoners , or had his own ideas changed by 1777 , when he wrote The Convict's Address ? 28 Certainly ...
... less emphasis on ref- ormation as a test of repentance . Was Johnson tempering his views in order to hold out hope to the condemned prisoners , or had his own ideas changed by 1777 , when he wrote The Convict's Address ? 28 Certainly ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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