The Endless Kingdom: Milton's Scriptural SocietyUniversity of Delaware Press, 2002 - 220 Seiten in 1644, Milton envisioned society as a manifestation of the dynamic energy he discovered in scriptural texts: England was potentially a nation of emancipated, prophetic citizens. in 1660, writing in opposition to the restoration of the monarchy, Milton lamented England's lapse from prophetic potential to political idolatry; nevertheless, he continued to explore the cultural centrality of the Bible in the context of political reversal. His three major poems- 'Paradise Lost', 'Paradise Regained' and 'Samson Agonistes'- renew his earlier vision of a dynamic, scriptural society by affirming the vital inwardnessof conscience and criticism. |
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... scripture as each speaker possesses it , and interpretive dialogue can in turn revi- talize society . The vision of a society of energetic readers pre- sented in Areopagitica combined with the scriptural premises of the later prose ...
... scripture as each speaker possesses it , and interpretive dialogue can in turn revi- talize society . The vision of a society of energetic readers pre- sented in Areopagitica combined with the scriptural premises of the later prose ...
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... scripture proceeds from the ex- ternal authority of the artifact to the internal authority of the spirit in each conscience : " the external scripture , particularly the New Testament , has often been liable to corruption and is , in ...
... scripture proceeds from the ex- ternal authority of the artifact to the internal authority of the spirit in each conscience : " the external scripture , particularly the New Testament , has often been liable to corruption and is , in ...
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... scripture . We find in the Christian Doctrine a certain skepticism expressed towards the " single scripture " as a textual or material artifact : translations may vary , and texts may be corrupt ; nevertheless , the " double scrip- ture ...
... scripture . We find in the Christian Doctrine a certain skepticism expressed towards the " single scripture " as a textual or material artifact : translations may vary , and texts may be corrupt ; nevertheless , the " double scrip- ture ...
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Scripture and Society | 9 |
Wisdom and Perception | 63 |
Wisdom and Opposition | 99 |
Urheberrecht | |
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