Prevenient Grace and Conversion in Paradise Lost

Benjamin Myers

doi:10.1111/j.1094-348X.2006.00116.x

Prevenient Grace and Conversion in Paradise Lost

Benjamin Myers

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Abstract

The article explores Paradise Lost's portrayal of the conversion of Adam and Eve within the context of post-Reformation theological controversies concerning grace, conversion, and freedom. Focusing both on the narrative drama of conversion in Books 10 and 11 and on the theological articulation of conversion in Book 3 will highlight the distinctive theological contours of the poem's account of the grace of conversion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-39
Number of pages	18
Journal	Milton Quarterly
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1094-348X.2006.00116.x
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Myers, B. (2006). Prevenient Grace and Conversion in Paradise Lost. Milton Quarterly, 40(1), 22-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1094-348X.2006.00116.x

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