Robert Burns and religion
J. Walter McGinty (Author)
Robert Burns was attracted and repelled by religion throughout his adult life. He lived in a state of tension formed through his observations of professors of religion and their sanctimonious leanings. This volume explores that tension, a recurrent theme in many of his writings.
VI-281 p. ; 23 cm
9780754635048, 075463504X
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"The cultivation of the finer feelings of the heart"; a proven fornicator; still I am a very sincere believer in the Bible; though sceptical on some points of our current belief; if there is life beyond the grave; I am an accountable creature; William Cowper; Christopher Smart; the ministers of "The Kirk of Scotland's Garland - a New Song"; poems reflecting the recurrent themes of a benevolent God - life after death and accountability; epilogue. Appendix: Reverend William McGill.
Bibliogr. p. 265-274. Index