John Beer is Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Peterhouse. His work on Romanticism includes Coleridge the Visionary, Coleridge's Poetic Intelligence, Blake's Humanism, Blake's Visionary Universe, Wordsworth and the Human Heart, Wordsworth in Time, Questioning Romanticism (ed.), Romantic Influences and Providence and Love. He has edited Coleridge's Poems for Everyman's Library, his Aids to Reflection for the Collected Works and is General Editor of the series Coleridge's Writings.

'Beer's judicious use of the Letters and the Notebooks-the predominant sources for the selections-provides precisely the style and tone required for a fresh evaluation of Coleridge's religious thought.' - Jeffrey W. Barbeau

• Foreword List of Abbreviations Coleridge's Life Introduction The Early Intellect Quest A Religion of Life? Self-Examinings Psychological Speculations The Existence and Nature of God Questions of Evil and the Will 'Science Freedom and the Truth...' Original Sin and the True Reason Doctrines and Illuminations Other Faiths Conclusions Notes Index

John Beer is Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Peterhouse. His work on Romanticism includes Coleridge the Visionary, Coleridge's Poetic Intelligence, Blake's Humanism, Blake's Visionary Universe, Wordsworth and the Human Heart, Wordsworth in Time, Questioning Romanticism (ed.), Romantic Influences and Providence and Love. He has edited Coleridge's Poems for Everyman's Library, his Aids to Reflection for the Collected Works and is General Editor of the series Coleridge's Writings.

'Beer's judicious use of the Letters and the Notebooks-the predominant sources for the selections-provides precisely the style and tone required for a fresh evaluation of Coleridge's religious thought.' - Jeffrey W. Barbeau

• Foreword List of Abbreviations Coleridge's Life Introduction The Early Intellect Quest A Religion of Life? Self-Examinings Psychological Speculations The Existence and Nature of God Questions of Evil and the Will 'Science Freedom and the Truth...' Original Sin and the True Reason Doctrines and Illuminations Other Faiths Conclusions Notes Index

John Beer is Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Peterhouse. His work on Romanticism includes Coleridge the Visionary, Coleridge's Poetic Intelligence, Blake's Humanism, Blake's Visionary Universe, Wordsworth and the Human Heart, Wordsworth in Time, Questioning Romanticism (ed.), Romantic Influences and Providence and Love. He has edited Coleridge's Poems for Everyman's Library, his Aids to Reflection for the Collected Works and is General Editor of the series Coleridge's Writings.

'Beer's judicious use of the Letters and the Notebooks-the predominant sources for the selections-provides precisely the style and tone required for a fresh evaluation of Coleridge's religious thought.' - Jeffrey W. Barbeau

• Foreword List of Abbreviations Coleridge's Life Introduction The Early Intellect Quest A Religion of Life? Self-Examinings Psychological Speculations The Existence and Nature of God Questions of Evil and the Will 'Science Freedom and the Truth...' Original Sin and the True Reason Doctrines and Illuminations Other Faiths Conclusions Notes Index