The religious life of Samuel Johnson /
Pierce, Charles E., Jr.
The religious life of Samuel Johnson / Charles E. Pierce, Jr. - London : Athlone, 1983. - 1 online resource (184 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Anvil of Anxiety; 2. The Crucible of Faith; 3. The Pursuit of Piety; 4. The Character of Fearing; 5. The Meaning of the Journey; 6. A Crisis of Faith; 7. The Last Great Trial; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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.
English.
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 --Religion.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Authors, English--Religious life.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authors, English--Religious life.
Religion.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PR3537.R4 / P54 1983eb
828/.609
The religious life of Samuel Johnson / Charles E. Pierce, Jr. - London : Athlone, 1983. - 1 online resource (184 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Anvil of Anxiety; 2. The Crucible of Faith; 3. The Pursuit of Piety; 4. The Character of Fearing; 5. The Meaning of the Journey; 6. A Crisis of Faith; 7. The Last Great Trial; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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.
English.
9780567567291 (electronic bk.) 056756729X (electronic bk.) 1281783560 9781281783561 9786611783563 6611783563
9780567567291 codeMantra
GBB988556 bnb
019392173 Uk
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 --Religion.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Authors, English--Religious life.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authors, English--Religious life.
Religion.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PR3537.R4 / P54 1983eb
828/.609