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Christian moral discernment

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Photorealistic editorial illustration of Answers to Objections Concerning the Christian Religion, by Elizabeth Carter in the Prokopton42.com Library Answers to Objections Concerning the Christian Religion, by Elizabeth CarterElizabeth Carter

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Answers to Objections Concerning the Christian Religion, by Elizabeth Carter

Elizabeth Carter answers a friend’s doubts after a close rereading of the Gospels. She defends Christianity’s credibility while freely stating the moral and textual difficulties that, in her view, require reasoned answers.

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Composition
before 1806; published posthumously in 1807
Editions / translations
Dates to be documented
Languages
English · French
Extent
69 passages · 18,442 words
Photorealistic editorial illustration of Elizabeth Carter’s Notes on the Bible in the Prokopton42.com Library Elizabeth Carter’s Notes on the BibleElizabeth Carter

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Elizabeth Carter’s Notes on the Bible

These annotations entered in Carter’s Bible comment on vocabulary, narrative coherence, doctrine, and moral difficulty. Published posthumously and never designed as a continuous book, they preserve traces of religious reading in progress.

What you will learn
Composition
notes composed before 1806; published posthumously in 1807
Editions / translations
Dates to be documented
Languages
English · French
Extent
71 passages · 20,893 words
Photorealistic editorial illustration of Miscellaneous Prose by Elizabeth Carter in the Prokopton42.com Library Miscellaneous Prose by Elizabeth CarterElizabeth Carter

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Miscellaneous Prose by Elizabeth Carter

This dossier gathers Carter’s prose ranging from philological criticism to moral and religious reflection. Debates over Greek translation, scholarly remarks, and detached essays reveal a precise practice of reading rather than a unified treatise.

What you will learn
Composition
texts composed before 1806; posthumous 1807 collection
Editions / translations
Dates to be documented
Languages
English · French
Extent
45 passages · 10,934 words
Photorealistic editorial illustration of Poems on Several Occasions, by Elizabeth Carter in the Prokopton42.com Library Poems on Several Occasions, by Elizabeth CarterElizabeth Carter

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Poems on Several Occasions, by Elizabeth Carter

Carter’s poems combine devotion, friendship, landscape, moral reflection, and occasions of social life. Odes, verse epistles, and occasional pieces bring classical learning, Christian faith, and female experience into conversation.

What you will learn
Composition
poems composed c. 1738-1776
Editions / translations
Dates to be documented
Languages
English · French
Extent
55 passages · 14,925 words

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