Matthew Arnold 
St. Paul and Protestantism, With Other Essays (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

Published in 1870, this volume contains the essays ‘St. Paul and Protestantism, ‘ ‘Puritanism and the Church of England, ‘ ‘Modern Dissent, ‘ and ‘A Comment on Christmas.’  ‘Hardly, perhaps, ‘ wrote Arnold, ‘can there be at present attempted a more beneficial service to religion, than the true criticism of this great and misunderstood author.’

Circa l’autore

Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) wrote “Dover Beach” (1867), one of the best-known poems in the English language. A prominent Victorian man of letters, he was appointed professor of poetry at Oxford. His writings on contemporary society, culture, and religion were instrumental in establishing criticism as an art form.