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 88
... sermons were in- tended for different kinds of congregations . Nevertheless , most of the sermons are addressed to an audience of about the same sort intellectually as that Johnson had in mind when writing his Idler essays . Johnson ...
... sermons were in- tended for different kinds of congregations . Nevertheless , most of the sermons are addressed to an audience of about the same sort intellectually as that Johnson had in mind when writing his Idler essays . Johnson ...
Page 92
... sermons that can be specifically dated - the Aston sermon ( 1745 ) , the one on the death of his wife ( 1752 ) , and The Convict's Address ( 1777 ) . In these , the average sentence length diminishes significantly , according to the ...
... sermons that can be specifically dated - the Aston sermon ( 1745 ) , the one on the death of his wife ( 1752 ) , and The Convict's Address ( 1777 ) . In these , the average sentence length diminishes significantly , according to the ...
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... sermons in his study , but if such a distinct and measurable change is revealed in Johnson's other prose , then the sermons merit a similar scrutiny . Fortunately we know the time of composition for three of the sermons . The one ...
... sermons in his study , but if such a distinct and measurable change is revealed in Johnson's other prose , then the sermons merit a similar scrutiny . Fortunately we know the time of composition for three of the sermons . The one ...
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