2. Dickens wore his Christianity lightly, Anglican-style. But he was Christian enough to see miserliness as a sin against the spirit.
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@HeerJeet lord buckey's scrooge http://youtu.be/xOLrZar3XRE
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@KevinMKruse The one Dickens novel I haven't read!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet anecdote to RandThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Scrooge's unwillingness to spend on himself is as much an issue as his unwillingness to spend on others. He's redeemed by shoppingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Unexpected generosity is a core theme of Christianity, fairy tales & Dickens. His family childhood prison stint def a factor.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet reminds me of dickens' Jewish neighbor. His offense at Fagin sincerely shamed Dickens and made him try to un-write the characterThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet oh yeah v importantThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Rowan Williams on Dickens' exuberance even toward his villains: …http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2347/archbishops-address-at-wreath-laying-ceremony-for-charles-dickens …pic.twitter.com/2Yu23bglJK
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@lilithsaintcrow Oh, I'm not talking about Dickens the man, but the attitudes embodied in his narratives.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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