My Sour-Sweet Days : George Herbert's Poems Through Lent Paperback / softback
by Mark Oakley
Paperback / softback
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George Herbert is one of the great 17th century poet-priests.
His poems embrace every shade of the spiritual life, from love and closeness, to anger and despair, to reconciliation and hope. And his work is always rich with audacious playfulness: he seems to take God on, knowing God will win, as if he's having an argument with a faithful friend he knows is not going to leave.
In much of theology and spirituality, God is a critical spectator to human lives, but for Herbert, his sense of relationship with God is primarily of a friendship that can never be broken. These are some of the themes Mark Oakley explores in this outstanding book.
He offers a poem for every day in Lent, with a 2-page commentary on each of the 40 included.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:SPCK Publishing
- Publication Date:29/11/2019
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- ISBN:9780281080328
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:SPCK Publishing
- Publication Date:29/11/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780281080328