AtD: Lew's experience of grace

[David Morris]

The Christian (Martin Luther) concept of grace would be essentially a
"free gift," something not earned and not owed, indeed ultimately
something that was given "in spite of" what one deserved.  This
concept was so at odds with Roman Catholicism's earned grace (by way
of confession/pennance/payment) that it is not at all surprising that
he and his followers were so despsed/persecuted by the RC Church.

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Robin Landseadel
<robinlandseadel at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Dec 1, 2010, at 4:40 AM, Kai Frederik Lorentzen wrote:
>
>> "One mild and ordinary work-morning in Chicago, Lew happened to find himself on a public conveyance, head and eyes inclined nowhere in particular ["soft eyes", as they call it in The Wire.kfl], when he entered, all too briefly, a condition he had no memory of having sought
>> [As A.C. has it: "Don't lust after results!".kfl],
>
> I'd say "very," as there is a definite sense that "Doing the Right thing" is correlative to "Grace" in this novel.