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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... noted Virginian ancestors . As a recovering Confederate Presbyterian I have found it difficult to escape from such conditioning , and I think MT might have said the same . I have long found MT to be an insightful participant in and ...
... noted Virginian ancestors . As a recovering Confederate Presbyterian I have found it difficult to escape from such conditioning , and I think MT might have said the same . I have long found MT to be an insightful participant in and ...
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... noted , " That was the first time in my life that I had realized what a mighty population this planet contains when you get them all together . " 116 Campbell's hearers wanted to preserve his spoken words , so an arrangement to publish ...
... noted , " That was the first time in my life that I had realized what a mighty population this planet contains when you get them all together . " 116 Campbell's hearers wanted to preserve his spoken words , so an arrangement to publish ...
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... noted in telegraphic style : " Campbellite revival . All converted but me . All sinners again in a week . " 123 The camp meeting account in Huckleberry Finn grew out of those early experiences . A passage that he cut from a draft of ...
... noted in telegraphic style : " Campbellite revival . All converted but me . All sinners again in a week . " 123 The camp meeting account in Huckleberry Finn grew out of those early experiences . A passage that he cut from a draft of ...
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... their dead — and all because they were simply trying to live and worship God in the way which they believed with all their hearts and souls to be the true one.1 He also noted that " their purpose was to get 1RI 548 . Chapter 3.
... their dead — and all because they were simply trying to live and worship God in the way which they believed with all their hearts and souls to be the true one.1 He also noted that " their purpose was to get 1RI 548 . Chapter 3.
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William E. Phipps. He also noted that " their purpose was to get free — but the U.S. enclosed them . Morally we have not the same right to boss them which we have in other territories . " 2 MT's comments on the Mormons differed from the ...
William E. Phipps. He also noted that " their purpose was to get free — but the U.S. enclosed them . Morally we have not the same right to boss them which we have in other territories . " 2 MT's comments on the Mormons differed from the ...
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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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