A Gathered Church: The Literature of the English Dissenting Interest, 1700-1930Oxford University Press, 1978 - 152 Seiten In this provocative volume well-known poet and literary critic Donald Davie examines the dissenting voice in English literature, religion, and politics. Examining the works of writers such as Milton, Charles Blake, and George Eliot; pulpit-orators such as Robert Hall; scientists like Michael Faraday; and political activists such as Joseph Priestley, he considers such questions as: How did their voice develop after their death? And were these dissenters the religious bigots, political time-servers, and artistic philistines they are portrayed as? |
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... hand , genuine compassion for ' harlots , and publicans , and thieves ' : on the other hand , morbid pre- occupations with sin and with the sinner's confessional . On one hand , real remorse for real wrong - doing : on the other ...
... hand , genuine compassion for ' harlots , and publicans , and thieves ' : on the other hand , morbid pre- occupations with sin and with the sinner's confessional . On one hand , real remorse for real wrong - doing : on the other ...
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... hand , ' patient and formal exposition ' , on the other , ' red - hot exhortation and dramatic religious demagogy ... hands of God . He looks for no assurance beyond what the Word can give him , and if his mind is troubled by the cares ...
... hand , ' patient and formal exposition ' , on the other , ' red - hot exhortation and dramatic religious demagogy ... hands of God . He looks for no assurance beyond what the Word can give him , and if his mind is troubled by the cares ...
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... hand in hand . When one ceased , the other likewise disappeared . ' Piette wrote as a Roman Catholic , and we may suppose him to be inviting the entirely just reflection that religious fervour which required such out- rageous stimulants ...
... hand in hand . When one ceased , the other likewise disappeared . ' Piette wrote as a Roman Catholic , and we may suppose him to be inviting the entirely just reflection that religious fervour which required such out- rageous stimulants ...
Inhalt
Lecture | 1 |
Dissent in the Present Century | 91 |
Notes | 109 |
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