I forgot to mention Milton, who was a pretty devout Christian. He wrote "Paradise Lost" about Lucifer getting cast out of heaven. Also Milton is rumored to be a Calvinist, who's doctrine believed in predestination. Predestination means that heaven is similar to a nightclub. The bouncer will let you in if you're on the list. It doesn't matter what you did outside the club (on earth), but if you are predestined to get into the club (heaven) then you'll be let in.
Milton, like the Romantic poets and artists, tried to bring a new feeling into religion, and to integrate religion in his art.
Sorry to take up so much room on this forum, but I just wanted my views known.
I forgot to mention Milton, who was a pretty devout Christian. He wrote "Paradise Lost" about Lucifer getting cast out of heaven. Also Milton is rumored to be a Calvinist, who's doctrine believed in predestination. Predestination means that heaven is similar to a nightclub. The bouncer will let you in if you're on the list. It doesn't matter what you did outside the club (on earth), but if you are predestined to get into the club (heaven) then you'll be let in.
Milton, like the Romantic poets and artists, tried to bring a new feeling into religion, and to integrate religion in his art. Sorry to take up so much room on this forum, but I just wanted my views known.