Some Limitations of a Christian Approach to Shakespeare

Barnet, Sylvan

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“…Francis Bacon (1561-1626) thought that pure religion and being undefiled before God and the Father was true charity (Milner 1997); also believing that God created men without imperfections (Zaterka 2010). In William Shakespeare's (1564-1616) works, God's love and mercy manifest throughout the tragedies and asserts that Shakespeare's tragic heroes live (Barnet 1955). Fabiny (2006) used Luther's theology of the cross as a diagnostic tool of Shakespeare theology and found that God did happen to Hamlet: God's real face was hiding behind a mask, and thus Hamlet knew only the strange acts of God.…”

Section: What Do the Great Figures Of History Think About The Existenmentioning

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The Relevance of God to Religious Believers and Non-Believers

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This study presents a review about what great figures of history thought about the existence of God and a worldwide comparison between religious believers and non-believers using the World Social Survey (WSS) database, comprising a sample of 90,350 respondents. Results reveal that most people believe in the existence of God and consider that God is important and very important in their lives. Believers are mainly women; younger than non-believers; mostly married; less educated than non-believers; most of whom work, though fewer hours than non-believers; and perceive themselves as belonging to the middle class. There are more believers with no formal education than non-believers. The diversity of religious believers and non-believers, visible in the perspectives of humanity’s important personalities, mirrors the diversity of ordinary people towards the relevance of God. The results obtained point to a correlation between the belief in God and the studied sociodemographic variables but also suggest that the difference between believers and non-believers may be artificial, having resulted from the adopted methodology. The relationship found between being a believer and defending traditional values also corroborates with previous studies, suggesting that humankind needs God to give meaning to the world around them, namely, in morality and conduct terms.

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Section: What Do the Great Figures Of History Think About The Existenmentioning

confidence: 99%