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The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.

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In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.

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The Bible is obviously a mixed book. Literary and nonliterary (expository, explanatory) writing exist side by side within the covers of this unique book.

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It is true that the Puritans banned all recreation on Sundays and all games of chance, gambling, bear baiting, horse racing, and bowling in or around taverns at all times. They did so, not because they were opposed to fun, but because they judged these activities to be inherently harmful or immoral.

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For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.

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The oldest theory of art belongs to the Greeks, who regarded art as an imitation (mimesis) of reality. The strength of that theory is that it explains the way in which art takes its materials from real life.

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The goal of Bible translation is be transparent to the original text - to see as clearly as possible what the biblical authors actually wrote.

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A Christian philosophy of literature begins with the same agenda of issues that any philosophy of literature addresses. Its distinctive feature is that it relates these issues to the Christian faith.

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The Puritans removed organs and paintings from churches, but bought them for private use in their homes.

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Writers themselves benefit from all helpful information about their task and methods. Readers, in turn, can have both their understanding and appreciation of literature enhanced by information about the writer's work.

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Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: Unknown

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