All Leland Ryken Quotes
- The oldest theory of art belongs to the Greeks, who regarded art as an imitation (mimesis) of reality. The strength of that theory is that… Art
- No group of people has been more unjustly maligned in the twentieth century than the Puritans. As a result, we approach the Puritans with an… Approach
- Puritanism was a youthful, vigorous movement. Funny
- For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life. Business
- There is a quiet revolution going on in the study of the Bible. At its center is a growing awareness that the Bible is a… Any
- William Perkins said, “The end of a man’s calling is not to gather riches for himself…but to serve God in the serving of man, and… All
- It is untrue that fiction is nonutilitarian. The uses of fiction are synonymous with the uses of literature. They include refreshment, clarification of life, self-awareness,… All
- The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was… Everything Else
- Readers should aspire to what is excellent. They should refuse to read a substitute Bible. They should want a Bible that calls them to their… Aspire
- The goal of Bible translation is be transparent to the original text - to see as clearly as possible what the biblical authors actually wrote. Actually Wrote
- Stressing the God-centered life can lead to an otherworldly withdrawal from everyday earthly life. Centered
- The Bible is obviously a mixed book. Literary and nonliterary (expository, explanatory) writing exist side by side within the covers of this unique book. Bible
- The Puritans removed organs and paintings from churches, but bought them for private use in their homes. Bought
- In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy. Christian
- With so many contradictory renditions of the biblical text, the public has lost confidence that we can actually know what the Bible says. It is… Actually Know
- Since God is the one who calls people to their work, the worker becomes a steward who serves God. Becomes
- Literature incarnates its meanings as concretely as possible. The knowledge that literature gives of a subject is the kind of knowledge that is obtained by… Concretely
- Literature takes reality and human experience as its starting point, transforms it by means of the imagination, and sends readers back to life with renewed… Excursions
- The Puritans were obsessed with the dangers of wealth. Danger
- A Christian philosophy of literature begins with the same agenda of issues that any philosophy of literature addresses. Its distinctive feature is that it relates… Address
- My claim is simply that the literary approach is one necessary way to read and interpret the Bible, an approach that has been unjustifiably neglected.… Approach
- When you think about Puritanism, you must begin by getting rid of the slang term 'Puritanism' as applied to Victorian religious hypocrisy. This does not… Applied
- Writers themselves benefit from all helpful information about their task and methods. Readers, in turn, can have both their understanding and appreciation of literature enhanced… All
- It is true that the Puritans banned all recreation on Sundays and all games of chance, gambling, bear baiting, horse racing, and bowling in or… Activities