02551nam 2200589 450 991080994740332120230721013633.01-282-87657-097866128765781-4411-8608-5(CKB)2670000000054740(EBL)601775(OCoLC)676700633(SSID)ssj0000423230(PQKBManifestationID)11300330(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423230(PQKBWorkID)10438917(PQKB)10944185(MiAaPQ)EBC601775(MiAaPQ)EBC5309523(MiAaPQ)EBC3003076(Au-PeEL)EBL3003076(OCoLC)928191864(EXLCZ)99267000000005474020180316h20082008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMilton's vision the birth of Christian liberty /Theo HobsonLondon, [England] ;New York, [New York] :Continuum,2008.©20081 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84706-342-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Broken Revolution; 2 A Literary Calling; 3 Taking Sides; 4 The Idea of a Free Christian Society; 5 New Order; 6 In Retreat; 7 The Epics; Conclusion; IndexNo writer is so grudgingly admired. He wrote great poetry, goes the received wisdom, but his creed was narrow, chilling, inhuman. He was a Puritan. This toxic label implies that he supported an authoritarian form of Protestantism that was intent on imposing itself upon the nation, banning its fun, policing its very thoughts. This says the author is one of the oddest reputations in the entire history of ideas. No contemporary opposed religious authoritarianism with such vehemence. No one was so adamant that political freedom is built into the Christian gospel. This book concentrates on Milton'sChristianity and literatureEnglandHistory17th centuryLibertyReligious aspectsChristianityChristianity and literatureHistoryLibertyReligious aspectsChristianity.821.4Hobson Theo1626495MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809947403321Milton's vision4108310UNINA