A Year with George Herbert: A Guide to Fifty-Two of His Best

A Year with George Herbert: A Guide to Fifty-Two of His Best Loved Poems

Since 1633, when The Temple was first published, many notable Christians have testified of their love for George Herbert's poetry. The great nineteenth-century preacher C. H. Spurgeon and his wife would sometimes read Herbert's poetry together on Sunday evenings. Richard Baxter wrote, "Herbert speaks to God like one that really believeth a God, and whose business in the world is most with God." C. S. Lewis described Herbert as "a man who seemed to me to excel all the authors I had ever read in conveying the very quality of life as we actually live it from moment to moment . . ." Regrettably, as the years have passed, Herbert's poetry has been increasingly neglected outside the academy. Many who would love Herbert have never even heard of him. Others feel intimidated by his poetry, fearing that they do not have the education necessary to understand what Herbert has written. In this book, Jimmy Scott Orrick has made the poetry of George Herbert accessible even to those who have had no experience reading poetry. In addition to providing thorough notes for each poem, Orrick also gives basic pointers about how to read poetry. Why not follow C. H. Spurgeon's example and "have a page or two of good George Herbert" on your Sunday evenings? Those who follow this prescription will be deeply enriched for having spent A Year with George Herbert.
Country USA
Brand Wipf & Stock Publishers
Manufacturer Wipf & Stock Publishers
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781610972864
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Manufacturer	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781610972864
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Year with George Herbert: A Guide to Fifty-Two of His Best Loved Poems

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