드라이든의 영국 국교주의와 정치:『평신도의 신앙』 (Dryden's Anglicanism and Politics: Religio Laici)

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This essay is designed to view Dryden's Anglicanism and politics in Religio Laici. The poem's immediate occasion was the translation into English of a theological book by Richard Simon. Simon had demonstrated the corruption of the texts of the Bible and argued for the authority of Church traditions on controversial questions of scriptural interpretation. Dryden depicts himself as a layman. The position that he wants to occupy is the midway between extremes. He wants to find the middle way between the Catholics and the Protestants. Using this posture, he chronologically pays attention to religious matters, such as whether we need a religion, and which religion is the best. He first questions the teachings of the Deists who believed that knowledge of God could be attained by the exercise of reason, and concludes that we need a religion because we cannot understand God only by recourse to reason. Next, he questions the teachings of the Roman Catholics who rely on the authority of tradition and priestly say-so, and regards them as excessive. Thirdly, he takes into account the Protestants who claims that they could interpret the Bible as they wish and count on the inner light, and concludes that they are dangerous. Dryden then argues for the necessity of a religious stance in which the readings of Scripture, respect for Church tradition and the exercise of reason are all allowed to play no more or less than their proper part. This ideal religious stance is the middle way Dryden tries to find and can be best achieved within the Church of England. In other words, the Church of England is regarded as the ideal religion. When he suggests that common quiet is the most important, however, Dryden's via media also means the political middle ground. Where the king stood was the middle ground. Charles II advocated a policy of public conformity to the Church of England and religious toleration while insisting on the primacy of political order. In this context, Dryden's Religio Laici seems to reflect the king's religious and political position and aim to advocate a measure of public conformity to Anglicanism and religious toleration while insisting on the primacy of political order like the king.

영어초록

This essay is designed to view Dryden's Anglicanism and politics in Religio Laici. The poem's immediate occasion was the translation into English of a theological book by Richard Simon. Simon had demonstrated the corruption of the texts of the Bible and argued for the authority of Church traditions on controversial questions of scriptural interpretation. Dryden depicts himself as a layman. The position that he wants to occupy is the midway between extremes. He wants to find the middle way between the Catholics and the Protestants. Using this posture, he chronologically pays attention to religious matters, such as whether we need a religion, and which religion is the best. He first questions the teachings of the Deists who believed that knowledge of God could be attained by the exercise of reason, and concludes that we need a religion because we cannot understand God only by recourse to reason. Next, he questions the teachings of the Roman Catholics who rely on the authority of tradition and priestly say-so, and regards them as excessive. Thirdly, he takes into account the Protestants who claims that they could interpret the Bible as they wish and count on the inner light, and concludes that they are dangerous. Dryden then argues for the necessity of a religious stance in which the readings of Scripture, respect for Church tradition and the exercise of reason are all allowed to play no more or less than their proper part. This ideal religious stance is the middle way Dryden tries to find and can be best achieved within the Church of England. In other words, the Church of England is regarded as the ideal religion. When he suggests that common quiet is the most important, however, Dryden's via media also means the political middle ground. Where the king stood was the middle ground. Charles II advocated a policy of public conformity to the Church of England and religious toleration while insisting on the primacy of political order. In this context, Dryden's Religio Laici seems to reflect the king's religious and political position and aim to advocate a measure of public conformity to Anglicanism and religious toleration while insisting on the primacy of political order like the king.

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