Chapters Into Verse Poetry In English Inspired By The Bible

Author : Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-28
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780199770496

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Drawing a unique map of the history of English poetry, Chapters Into Verse surveys and defines the literary legacy of the Scriptures from the fourteenth century to the present. Arranged in scriptural order from Genesis to Revelation, the book presents each poem alongside the biblical passage that inspired it. Thus readers can conveniently witness the various ways sacred text has sparked the imagination of poets throughout the ages. The editors have included poems by virtually all the prominent religious poets--among them John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Edward Taylor, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Included, too, are devotional and visionary works from a wide range of vintage poets--Robert Burns, William Blake, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Alfred Tennyson, and Robert Browning. Proving that the Bible is just as powerful a source of inspiration today as it was in the past, the collection also assembles a mixed congregation of modern and contemporary poets, such as Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Countee Cullen, e.e. cummings, William Butler Yeats, Laura (Riding) Jackson, A.D. Hope, Denise Levertov, and Philip Levine. Of enduring interest to readers of both scripture and literature, this anthology illuminates key passages of the Old and New Testament. In selection after selection, readers will encounter an astonishing variety of religious experiences, as a host of poets from many eras and many backgrounds respond to Holy Scripture profoundly and imaginatively.

Author : Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1993-05-06
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780199762859

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Chapters into Verse: Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible by Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder Pdf

For generations, poets have turned to the Bible for insight and inspiration. What did so many creative minds find in scripture? Is the Bible still a vital source of poetic inspirations? Chapters Into Verse is the first comprehensive collection ever made of poems written in English inspired by the Bible. A groundbreaking anthology, it introduces readers to a distinct heritage of English poetry: the scriptural tradition. Though frequently ignored and sometimes suppressed, this tradition rivals the classical and is every bit as venerable. Drawing a unique map of the history of English poetry, the two volumes of Chapters Into Verse survey and define the literary legacy of the Scriptures from the fourteenth century to the present. Each volume is arranged in scriptural order, and each poem is preceded by the biblical passage that inspired it. Thus readers can conveniently witness the various ways sacred text has sparked the imagination of poets throughout the ages. In Volume I, which covers Genesis to Malachi, almost every book of the Old Testament is represented. The collection features verses both famous and unfamiliar, from Milton's Paradise Lost and Lord Byron's Hebrew Melodies to Christopher Smart's hymns and Mary Herbert's psalms. The editors have included poems by virtually all the prominent religious poets--among them, John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Edward Taylor, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Included, too, are devotional and visionary works from a wide range of vintage poets--Robert Burns, William Blake, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Alfred Tennyson, and Robert Browning. Proving that the Bible is just as powerful a source of inspiration today as it was in the past, the collection assembles a mixed congregation of modern and contemporary poets, such as Marianne Moore, Delmore Schwartz, Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Countee Cullen, e.e. cummings, William Butler Yeats, Robert Lowell, Hugh McDiarmid, Laura (Riding) Jackson, Charles Reznikoff, A.D. Hope, Geoffrey Hill, Denise Levertov, Philip Levine, John Ashbery, and Derek Walcott. Of enduring interest to readers of both scripture and literature, this anthology illuminates key passages of the Old Testament. The measured speech and inspired leaps of poetry offer a spirited alternative to the textual exegesis usually supplied by prose commentary. As such, Chapters Into Verse is truly a poets' Bible. In selection after selection, readers will encounter an astonishing variety of religious experiences, as a host of poets from many eras and many backgrounds respond to Holy Scripture spiritually, profoundly, and imaginatively.

Author : Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1993-05-06
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780199728039

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Chapters into Verse: Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible by Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder Pdf

For generations, poets have turned to the Bible for insight and inspiration. What did so many creative minds find in scripture? Is the Bible still a vital source of poetic inspirations? Chapters Into Verse is the first comprehensive collection ever made of poems written in English inspired by the Bible. A groundbreaking anthology, it introduces readers to a distinct heritage of English poetry: the scriptural tradition. Though frequently ignored and sometimes suppressed, this tradition rivals the classical and is every bit as venerable. Drawing a unique map of the history of English poetry, the two volumes of Chapters Into Verse survey and define the literary legacy of the Scriptures from the fourteenth century to the present. Each volume is arranged in scriptural order, and each poem is preceded by the biblical passage that inspired it. Thus readers can conveniently witness the various ways sacred text has sparked the imagination of poets throughout the ages. In Volume I, which covers Genesis to Malachi, almost every book of the Old Testament is represented. The collection features verses both famous and unfamiliar, from Milton's Paradise Lost and Lord Byron's Hebrew Melodies to Christopher Smart's hymns and Mary Herbert's psalms. The editors have included poems by virtually all the prominent religious poets--among them, John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Edward Taylor, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Included, too, are devotional and visionary works from a wide range of vintage poets--Robert Burns, William Blake, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Alfred Tennyson, and Robert Browning. Proving that the Bible is just as powerful a source of inspiration today as it was in the past, the collection assembles a mixed congregation of modern and contemporary poets, such as Marianne Moore, Delmore Schwartz, Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Countee Cullen, e.e. cummings, William Butler Yeats, Robert Lowell, Hugh McDiarmid, Laura (Riding) Jackson, Charles Reznikoff, A.D. Hope, Geoffrey Hill, Denise Levertov, Philip Levine, John Ashbery, and Derek Walcott. Of enduring interest to readers of both scripture and literature, this anthology illuminates key passages of the Old Testament. The measured speech and inspired leaps of poetry offer a spirited alternative to the textual exegesis usually supplied by prose commentary. As such, Chapters Into Verse is truly a poets' Bible. In selection after selection, readers will encounter an astonishing variety of religious experiences, as a host of poets from many eras and many backgrounds respond to Holy Scripture spiritually, profoundly, and imaginatively.

Author : Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:333764040

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Chapters Into Verse by Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder Pdf

Author : Laurance Wieder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Bible
ISBN : OCLC:252604534

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Chapters Into Verse by Laurance Wieder Pdf

Author : Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1993-10-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780195083057

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Chapters Into Verse: Volume Two: Gospels to Revelation by Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder Pdf

A collection of poems written in English inspired by the Bible.

Author : William A. Katz,Linda Sternberg Katz,Esther Crain
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 023110104X

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The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies by William A. Katz,Linda Sternberg Katz,Esther Crain Pdf

Reference guide to poetry anthologies with descriptions and evaluations of each anthology.

Author : Laurance Wieder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Bible
ISBN : LCCN:92037206

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Chapters Into Verse: Genesis to Malachi by Laurance Wieder Pdf

Author : Michael Lieb,Emma Mason,Jonathan Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 743 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199670390

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The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible by Michael Lieb,Emma Mason,Jonathan Roberts Pdf

This wide-ranging volume looks at the reception history of the Bible's many texts; Part I surveys the outline, form, and content of twelve key biblical books that have been influential in the history of interpretation. Part II offers a series of in-depth case studies of the interpretation of particular biblical passages or books.

Author : Gerald O'Collins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192559241

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Inspiration by Gerald O'Collins Pdf

Inspiration: Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration anchors its study of inspiration firmly in the Scriptures and examines the inspired nature of the Bible and its inspiring impact. Gerald O'Collins begins by examining classical view of inspiration expounded by Karl Barth and Raymond Collins. He takes up the inspired origin of the Old Testament, where earlier books helped to inspire later books, before moving to the New Testament, which throughout shows the inspiring impact of the inherited Scriptures—both in direct citations and in many echoes. The work then investigates the Bible's inspiring influence on Christian worship, preaching, teaching, the visual arts, literature, and life. After a chapter that clarifies the interrelationship between divine revelation, tradition, and inspiration, two chapters expound ten characteristics of biblical inspiration, with special emphasis on the inspiring quality of the Bible. O'Collins explains a major consequence of inspiration, biblical truth, and the grounds on which the Church 'canonized' the Scriptures. After spelling out three approaches to biblical interpretation (the authorial intention, the role of readers, and the primacy of the text itself), the book ends by setting out ten principles for engaging theologically with the Scriptures. An epilogue highlights two achievements of the book. By carefully distinguishing inspiration from divine revelation and biblical truth, it can deliver readers from false problems. This work also underlines the inspiring effects of the Scriptures as part of the Holy Spirit's work of inspiration.

Author : Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993-10-28
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0195069137

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Chapters into Verse: Volume One: Genesis to Malachi by Robert Atwan,Laurance Wieder Pdf

From John Milton to D. H. Lawrence, poets have found creative inspiration in the Bible. This unique two-volume collection encompasses work of a variety of tones, from devotional and meditative, to sardonic or political.

Author : Bradford A. Anderson,Jonathan Kearney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567678881

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Ireland and the Reception of the Bible by Bradford A. Anderson,Jonathan Kearney Pdf

Drawing on the work of leading figures in biblical, religious, historical, and cultural studies in Ireland and beyond, this volume explores the reception of the Bible in Ireland, focusing on the social and cultural dimensions of such use of the Bible. This includes the transmission of the Bible, the Bible and identity formation, engagement beyond Ireland, and cultural and artistic appropriation of the Bible. The chapters collected here are particularly useful and insightful for those researching the use and reception of the Bible, as well as those with broader interests in social and cultural dimensions of Irish history and Irish studies. The chapters challenge the perception in the minds of many that the Bible is a static book with a fixed place in the world that can be relegated to ecclesial contexts and perhaps academic study. Rather, as this book shows, the role of the Bible in the world is much more complex. Nowhere is this clearer than in Ireland, with its rich and complex religious, cultural, and social history. This volume examines these very issues, highlighting the varied ways in which the Bible has impacted Irish life and society, as well as the ways in which the cultural specificity of Ireland has impacted the use and development of the Bible both in Ireland and further afield.

Author : Martin Dubois
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107180451

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Gerard Manley Hopkins and the Poetry of Religious Experience by Martin Dubois Pdf

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Forms of Devotion: 1. Bibles; 2. Prayer; Part II. Models of Faith: 3. The soldier; 4. The martyr; Part III. Last Things: 5. Death and judgement; 6. Heaven and hell

Author : Caroline Westerhoff
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819226334

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Make All Things New by Caroline Westerhoff Pdf

Written with grace and sensitivity, Make All Things New is a collection of fourteen essays that focus on the themes of healing, peace, and reconciliation – topics as timely today as they have ever been. Well-known Anglican writer and preacher John Westerhoff, the husband of the author, has written the introduction. Each essay closes with questions for reflection and a brief prayer, making this book an excellent resource for parish study.

Author : Gerald O'Collins
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191619236

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Rethinking Fundamental Theology by Gerald O'Collins Pdf

This book identifies the distinguishing features of fundamental theology, as distinct from philosophical theology, natural theology, apologetics, and other similar disciplines. Addressing the potential for confusion about basic Christian claims and beliefs, Gerald O'Collins sets out to relaunch fundamental theology as a discipline by presenting a coherent vision of basic theological questions and positions that lay the ground for work in specific areas of systematic theology. Rethinking Fundamental Theology examines central theological questions: about God, human experience and, specifically, religious experience; the divine revelation coming through the history of Israel and through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus; human faith that responds to revelation; the nature of tradition that transmits the record and reality of revelation; the structure of biblical inspiration and truth, as well as basic issues concerned with the formation of the canon; the founding of the Church with some leadership structures; the relationship between Christ's revelation and the faith of those who follow other religions. O'Collins concludes with some reflections on theological method. Written with the scholarship and accessibility for which O'Collins is known and valued, this book will relaunch fundamental theology as a distinct and necessary discipline in faculties and departments of theology and religious studies around the world.