... home in all literature, both sacred and profane?" Jerome's letters and accounts of Church controversies reflect his sharp and often wry criticisms of the mores of Roman society, of corrupted faith and morality within the Church, and of inept interpretations of scripture. Although he is not remembered for generating original theological ideas, his translations, commentaries, and compilations have proved invaluable for ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

... English and Irish governmental and political circles, to the extent at which a new method for Irish Roman Catholics to swear loyalty the Protestant crown, without having to deny their Catholic faith, was developed. This particular action is especially telling of the change in attitude towards Irish Roman Catholics, from governmental and political circles. Conway, (4), also recognises the encouragement of Irish political ... ...

• Word Count: 1510
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... poetic efforts. Pope's physical ailments and the acrimony with which political and literary pundits attacked both his person and his work should never be forgotten in evaluating, say, the optimistic faith of An Essay on Man or the acidulous satire of The Dunciad. The affirmations of the former poem were not written out of ignorance of human suffering, and the vituperations ... ...

• Word Count: 590
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate