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Milton's Theology of Freedom

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2006
ISBN
3110189380, 9783110189384
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6289120 bytes)
Series
Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte, 98, Band 98
Pages
223\224
Time added
2023-02-02 04:37:53

Description

At the centre of John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost (1667) is a radical commitment to divine and human freedom. This study situates Paradise Lost within the context of post-Reformation theological controversy, and pursues the theological portrayal of freedom as it unfolds throughout the poem. The study identifies and explores the ways in which Milton is both continuous and discontinuous with the major post-Reformation traditions in his depiction of predestination, creation, free will, sin, and conversion. Milton’s deep commitment to freedom is shown to underlie his appropriation and creative transformation of a wide range of existing theological concepts.

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