Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England FICTION / Immigration this is what holiness is

this is what holiness is about: It is a way of life Christians call grace and salvation

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Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England FICTION / Immigration this is what holiness isRebecca Lemon illuminates a previously buried conception of addiction, as a form of devotion at once laudable, difficult, and extraordinary, that has been concealed by the persistent modern link of addiction to pathology. Surveying sixteenth century invocations, she reveals how early moderns might consider themselves addicted to study, friendship, love, or God. However, she also uncovers their understanding of addiction as a form of compulsion that