Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the PresentThis is the first account of invented stories involving the Christian supernatural. In their development a central concern is found to be the fantasy-making human imagination itself, at first seen as a obstacle to Christian purpose, but more recently given freer rein. |
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Page 79
... believe in the reality of a God whom his refusals have made him unable to serve , and of a hell which he cannot avoid . At first he thinks of Mephostophilis as some sort of a genie he has called out of a bottle , and does not believe ...
... believe in the reality of a God whom his refusals have made him unable to serve , and of a hell which he cannot avoid . At first he thinks of Mephostophilis as some sort of a genie he has called out of a bottle , and does not believe ...
Page 135
... believe ; but of course we are asked to accept that such intellectual and spiritual worlds are not his , but have been revealed to him . He tells us that God is the Lord of heaven and of hell ; that all visible and physical things ...
... believe ; but of course we are asked to accept that such intellectual and spiritual worlds are not his , but have been revealed to him . He tells us that God is the Lord of heaven and of hell ; that all visible and physical things ...
Page 241
... believe ( I wish I did ) that my desire for Paradise proves that I shall enjoy it , I think it a pretty good indication that such a thing exists and that some men will . A man may love a woman and not win her ; but it would be very odd ...
... believe ( I wish I did ) that my desire for Paradise proves that I shall enjoy it , I think it a pretty good indication that such a thing exists and that some men will . A man may love a woman and not win her ; but it would be very odd ...
Contents
The French Queste del Saint Graal | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
Copyright | |
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