Christianity and 18th Century British Literature :: 18th Century British Literature

Christianity and 18th Century British Literature ...no matter what kind of pleasure whitethorn await his senses, unless it serves exclusively the glory of God, he needs to cut it off of him, giving it up out of his love towards Jesus Christ...1 I.Taking its meter to establish a radically theological point of view, this essay aims to apply it to the body of novel literature in 18th century England, probing and prying it whether it is in support of Christianity as laid down in the New Testament or not. It assumes the stance of an advocate of the narrow path, the strict and brutal measuring scale of those few taking the Christian way of life truly seriously. Thus, the arguments and deductions featured herein - which are the actual purpose of the piece - may well strike materialist and novel-advocate minds as unnotable and subjective. The author, on the other hand, is firmly convinced - on the grounds of faith - that the conclusions to come are as objective as it is possible, being b ased on the revelations of the Holy Trinity. All views and opinions featured are his own except where signified.First of all, we may start the discussion with an analogy that sets the sense of humor and aligns the frame of mind to the possible uncommonness of the argument system to be introduced. The images of this analogy will also come handy later and might ease the essays general understanding for those unaccustomed to the exclusively religious take on life.Picture, if you will, a high fence in and thousands of bricks it is comprised of now picture one of the single bricks coming to life, conclusion itself as part of the wall. This brick in the wall is unable to measure the dimensions of the structure it was built inside. In case it could come loose and jump out of the wall with the help of a supernatural force, it might be frightened at the sight of the oppressive building it used to support for long - and vow never to return to it, but serve its saviour instead.The only mea ns of establishing a distance between the Truth and human cultures tailormade truth we indulge in does not have the appearance _or_ semblance to be any of the traditional manmade tools for extracting and gathering knowledge psychology, sociology, philosophy and their clever alloys leave us running in circles when seeking the cure for all the dark signs and phenomena in our society.