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The Celebration of the Flesh: Poetry in Christian Life

Arthur C. McGill

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Description:An enjoyment of the poet's art, as seen in the words of T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens."As a Protestant theologian," writes McGill in his preface, "I have always been puzzled that within the Christian community, poetry is often used for its insight into our modern miseries, but that it is rarely enjoyed as poetry. This book seeks to redress the balance."McGill focuses on three American poets—Eliot, Frost and Stevens—all of whom belong to the same poetic generation and thus provide a microcosm of poetry from this era. Influenced by Owen Barfield, John Crowe Ransom, and Cleanth Brooks, he identifies poetry with the fleshly aspect of experience, yet never as distinct from a spiritual aspect. "In the kingdom of God, people are created with flesh, reconciled through flesh, and glorified as flesh. To hide from the flesh for the sake of the spirit is to miss the Christian life. It is this danger which gives special meaning to the enjoyment of poetry." This experience of poetry, according to McGill, "is always a healthy antidote to spiritual pride." "In The Celebration of Flesh, Arthur McGill contends that only in reading poetry as poetry—and he makes artful, provocative observations about what this means and what poetry is—can poetry yield true fruitfulness for the life of faith." (David Cain, University of Mary Washington)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Celebration of the Flesh: Poetry in Christian Life. To get started finding The Celebration of the Flesh: Poetry in Christian Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: An enjoyment of the poet's art, as seen in the words of T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens."As a Protestant theologian," writes McGill in his preface, "I have always been puzzled that within the Christian community, poetry is often used for its insight into our modern miseries, but that it is rarely enjoyed as poetry. This book seeks to redress the balance."McGill focuses on three American poets—Eliot, Frost and Stevens—all of whom belong to the same poetic generation and thus provide a microcosm of poetry from this era. Influenced by Owen Barfield, John Crowe Ransom, and Cleanth Brooks, he identifies poetry with the fleshly aspect of experience, yet never as distinct from a spiritual aspect. "In the kingdom of God, people are created with flesh, reconciled through flesh, and glorified as flesh. To hide from the flesh for the sake of the spirit is to miss the Christian life. It is this danger which gives special meaning to the enjoyment of poetry." This experience of poetry, according to McGill, "is always a healthy antidote to spiritual pride." "In The Celebration of Flesh, Arthur McGill contends that only in reading poetry as poetry—and he makes artful, provocative observations about what this means and what poetry is—can poetry yield true fruitfulness for the life of faith." (David Cain, University of Mary Washington)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Celebration of the Flesh: Poetry in Christian Life. To get started finding The Celebration of the Flesh: Poetry in Christian Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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