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Shin, Woong-Jae. “Wordsworth’s Christian Faith in ‘Resolution and Independence’.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 41.1 (2015): 147-159. Many critics emphasized Wordsworth's passion for nature in his poetry so much that they often referred to his religion as a pantheism. However, Wordsworth's "Resolution and Independence," one of his most characteristic poems, keeps him from being blandly labelled a pantheist. Far apart from pantheism, this poem strongly reflects Wordsworth's Christian faith through its themes, images, and languages. This poem tells that, when nature was of no help in his spiritual crisis, Wordsworth found his redemption through faith in God. Therefore, the "Resolution" of the title is the poet's resolution to submit himself to God, and the "Independence" means his independence from nature. "Resolution and Independence" thus stands as a turning point in Wordsworth's views of nature and God as well as of human life. (Kwangwoon University)