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title: 'The Religious Belief of Shakespeare'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'James Ormsbee Murray'
date: 1884-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Providence'
- 'Literature'
scriptures:
- 'Ephesians 1'
- 'Romans 8'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/murray-1884-the-religious-belief-of-shakespeare
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# The Religious Belief of Shakespeare

Analyzes Dr. James Richards' theology—God as absolute and the universality of divine decrees—and surveys debates over Shakespeare's religious beliefs and the Bible's influence.

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