Satire, Sincerity, and Swift's “Exploded” Gospel

This essay examines Jonathan Swift's satire An Argument against Abolishing Christianity in order to re-evaluate the conventions of sincerity. Whereas the Argument is typically recognized as satirizing insincere Christian belief, my literary-historical approach focuses on Swift's references...

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Main Author: Galbraith, Jeffrey (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2017]
In: Christianity & literature
Year: 2017, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-162
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
TJ Modern history
Further subjects:B Public Sphere
B SWIFT, Jonathan, 1667-1745
B Satire
B Christianity
B Sincerity
B Jonathan Swift
B Mediation
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