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The religious life of Samuel Johnson /
Samuel Johnson was a deeply religious man and he came to depend on his Christian faith as the principal means by which to endure the pain of existence. He sought throughout his life to render himself worthy of salvation, but the difficulties which he ecperienced in trying to maintain a high degree o...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Athlone,
1983.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Samuel Johnson was a deeply religious man and he came to depend on his Christian faith as the principal means by which to endure the pain of existence. He sought throughout his life to render himself worthy of salvation, but the difficulties which he ecperienced in trying to maintain a high degree of reigious discipline - as well as his doubts about God's ultimate concern for man and his fears of his own spiritual unworthiness - led him in to periods of madness and a perpetual dread of damnation. Charles Pierce examines the effect of Johnson's religious concerns upon the formation of his compl. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780567567291 056756729X 1281783560 9781281783561 9786611783563 6611783563 |