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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... 321 328 10. Conclusion 351 Parallel Lives 351 Ethics and Truth 359 Humorist and Preacher 363 The Tolerant Monotheist 368 Bibliography 377 Index 383 To Cary Anne and Laura Catherine Chapman , beloved granddaughters vi Mark Twain's Religion.
... 321 328 10. Conclusion 351 Parallel Lives 351 Ethics and Truth 359 Humorist and Preacher 363 The Tolerant Monotheist 368 Bibliography 377 Index 383 To Cary Anne and Laura Catherine Chapman , beloved granddaughters vi Mark Twain's Religion.
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... preacher - father droned on . I received a small relief from watching wasps light on dozing members of the congregation . The intellectual rigor of my family's Calvinism caused me to look with condescending amusement at " Introduction 5.
... preacher - father droned on . I received a small relief from watching wasps light on dozing members of the congregation . The intellectual rigor of my family's Calvinism caused me to look with condescending amusement at " Introduction 5.
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... preacher paused until he could again be heard . Until Sam became old enough to become employed , he spent his summers in Florida on the apple and tobacco plantation of his Uncle John , whom he much admired . Sam was fond of the plain ...
... preacher paused until he could again be heard . Until Sam became old enough to become employed , he spent his summers in Florida on the apple and tobacco plantation of his Uncle John , whom he much admired . Sam was fond of the plain ...
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... preacher had said , ' Do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ , and that through his blood only you can be saved ? ' ' I do . ' Then the preacher prayed over him and recommended him . " Included in the few books Marshall Clemens left ...
... preacher had said , ' Do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ , and that through his blood only you can be saved ? ' ' I do . ' Then the preacher prayed over him and recommended him . " Included in the few books Marshall Clemens left ...
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... preach at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on the third anniversary of his ordination . " After they met again in 1869 , Clemens recalled that he used to attend Sunday school as well as Bennett's church service every Sunday . " It is difficult to ...
... preach at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on the third anniversary of his ordination . " After they met again in 1869 , Clemens recalled that he used to attend Sunday school as well as Bennett's church service every Sunday . " It is difficult to ...
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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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