George Herbert and the mystery of the word : poetry and scripture in seventeenth-century England / Gary Kuchar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuchar, Gary, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herbert, George, 1593-1633--Criticism and interpretation.

Herbert, George.

Herbert, George, 1593-1633.

Religion and literature--England--History--17th century.

Religion and literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

England.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 288 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

Contents:

Herbert's neatness: Herbert and the mystery of plainness

Styles of piety and the early Stuart church

The King James Bible and the eclipse of mystery

Herbert and the eclipse of mystery

Mystery in The Temple: The poetry of revelation: Ungratefulnesse

Revelation and intimacy in The Search and Love (III)

Mystery in translation: St. Augustine

The hermeneutics of faith

Mysterion reformed: Martin Luther

Colossians 3:3

Conclusion: The eclipse of Biblical narrative

The critique of certitude in seventeenth-century England: Biblical complexity: Andrewes, Luther, Calvin

Calvin's certainty

Lancelot Andrewes and the mystery of godliness

Richard Hooker and the critique of certainty

The Barrett controversy and the Hampton Court conference

Pax ecclesia: Richard Hooker and Robert Sanderson

Richard Sibbes and the mystery of godliness

Conclusion: Tradition and debate

Adoption, doubt, and presumption: From perseverance to assurance

Herbert, Scripture, and fellowship

Lord Cherbury in The Temple: Faith, mystery, and understanding

Truth and method: Error and discovery in The Temple

The mystery of hearkening: Listening for The Odour

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index.

ISBN:

9783319440446

3319440446

OCLC:

953709060