Dismissing God: Modern Writers' Struggle Against ReligionIn the past two centuries many leading writers have held their quarrel with God. In Dismissing God, D. Bruce Lockerbie explores the nature of this quarrel by examining the lives, beliefs, and works of more than twenty European and American author. |
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... poem durability in speaking to its gen- erations of readers . But on that summer evening , I suddenly found myself unwill- ing to go on with Arnold's poem . It wasn't just that memory might have failed at a critical line ; rather , the ...
... poem durability in speaking to its gen- erations of readers . But on that summer evening , I suddenly found myself unwill- ing to go on with Arnold's poem . It wasn't just that memory might have failed at a critical line ; rather , the ...
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... poems of the twentieth century . Lines and phrases from the poem appear as book titles , as allusions in political speeches , sermons , and editorials . Yet , for all its quotability , the poem remains far from transparent . To begin ...
... poems of the twentieth century . Lines and phrases from the poem appear as book titles , as allusions in political speeches , sermons , and editorials . Yet , for all its quotability , the poem remains far from transparent . To begin ...
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... Poems , poem # 501 , " This World Is Not Conclusion , " 243 . 10. Johnson , Letters , vol . 1 , 311 . 11. Johnson , Letters , vol . 2 , 502–3 ( let- ter dated early 1873 ) . 12. Johnson , Poems , poem # 1207 , 533 . 13. Johnson ...
... Poems , poem # 501 , " This World Is Not Conclusion , " 243 . 10. Johnson , Letters , vol . 1 , 311 . 11. Johnson , Letters , vol . 2 , 502–3 ( let- ter dated early 1873 ) . 12. Johnson , Poems , poem # 1207 , 533 . 13. Johnson ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
The Ebb Tide of Faith | 17 |
The Abdication of Belief | 34 |
Copyright | |
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