Mark Twain's ReligionMercer University Press, 2003 - 386 psl. Although there are many studies of America's most famous literary figure, this thorough investigation provides not only new information on Twain's religion, but also a different approach from anything published before. Interpretations of Twain over the past century have been largely the province of literary critics. By skillful textual analysis they have produced an abundance of nuanced studies, but they tend to have little interest in, and knowledge of, the broad religious context of Victorian society, which both angered and intrigued Twain. Phipps provides perceptions often overlooked into the way Clemens's religion was related to such significant issues as racism, imperialism, and materialism. This study takes a close look at his growing up in the slave culture of Missouri Protestants and his subsequent involvement in the radically different abolition culture in which his wire was raised. Like Twain, who aimed at communicating with the common person, Phipps has written in a style that will attract the educated public while providing fresh insights for Twain scholars. His research has taken him to Hannibal, Elmira Hartford, and to the Twain archives in Berkeley. Mostly chronological, the book makes extensive use of Twain's works and, often neglected in such studies on Twain, the Bible, his most important literary source. |
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... natural order , and by humans , who are made in the divine image . The first humans violated their freedom by disobeying their Creator , corrupting their own nature and that of their posterity . Losing their close relationship with God ...
... natural order , and by humans , who are made in the divine image . The first humans violated their freedom by disobeying their Creator , corrupting their own nature and that of their posterity . Losing their close relationship with God ...
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... Natural Theology , Doddridge's Rise and Progress of Religion , and Tooke's Pantheon of Heathen Gods . John Johnson , a Clemens relation and a Baptist minister who lived near Hannibal , had more than a thousand volumes covering a wide ...
... Natural Theology , Doddridge's Rise and Progress of Religion , and Tooke's Pantheon of Heathen Gods . John Johnson , a Clemens relation and a Baptist minister who lived near Hannibal , had more than a thousand volumes covering a wide ...
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... natures of the rough population about him . " 31 888 In 1864 , MT left Nevada for California after getting into trouble for poking fun at the owner of a rival newspaper . In mock biblical language , he likened the comforts he found in ...
... natures of the rough population about him . " 31 888 In 1864 , MT left Nevada for California after getting into trouble for poking fun at the owner of a rival newspaper . In mock biblical language , he likened the comforts he found in ...
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... natural than for this sunny - hearted boy , tripping along to Sunday school with his mind teeming with freshly learned incentives to high and virtuous action , to say to himself : " Ah , there goes a Chinaman ! God will not love me if I ...
... natural than for this sunny - hearted boy , tripping along to Sunday school with his mind teeming with freshly learned incentives to high and virtuous action , to say to himself : " Ah , there goes a Chinaman ! God will not love me if I ...
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... nature unfitted and turned my attention to seriously scribbling to excite the laughter of God's creatures . MT went on to say that he became convinced of his humorous writing talent and vocation when he was praised by " editors of ...
... nature unfitted and turned my attention to seriously scribbling to excite the laughter of God's creatures . MT went on to say that he became convinced of his humorous writing talent and vocation when he was praised by " editors of ...
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Tpe AntiImperialist | 196 |
Biblical Usages | 215 |
Jewish Scriptures | 216 |
The New Testament | 235 |
Scriptural Affusions | 242 |
Theological Journey | 257 |
Views of Jesus | 271 |
Evil anb Freedom | 275 |
Travel Reflections | 75 |
Amid Liberal Caivmists | 83 |
In Hartforb | 105 |
Relations with Cable | 128 |
Justice m America | 137 |
Political Morality | 149 |
Race Relations | 156 |
Womens Rights | 175 |
AmbassaboratLarge | 181 |
In Europe | 182 |
Global Tour | 188 |
Versonal Immortality | 293 |
Final Quest | 307 |
Search for Healing | 315 |
Bittersweet Last Years | 322 |
Conclusion | 345 |
Ethics and Truth | 353 |
Humorist and Treacher | 357 |
The Tolerant Monotfest | 362 |
Bibliography | 371 |
Index | 377 |
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