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Lent with John Donne
A pocket-sized guide to a spiritual pilgrimage to the Cross through the sacred poetry, meditations, prayers, and sermons of John Donne, the greatest of the Metaphysical Poets and England’s most popular preacher of his day.
Donne is particularly well-suited as a companion for Lent, having faced life’s hard realities. He suffered deep personal losses, knew grief intimately, and wondered if anything is solid, real, or trustworthy: whether anything abides.
He found hope in the most profound act of love known to humankind: when one gave his own life for his friends. And that voluntarily, with humble and quiet acceptance, no posturing, the furthest thing from the vogue arrogance of Donne’s own day. Donne’s sacred writings on this amazing love are refreshingly honest.
10% of profits go to international relief and development work.
Another 10% of profits go to ecological conservation work.
Donne is particularly well-suited as a companion for Lent, having faced life’s hard realities. He suffered deep personal losses, knew grief intimately, and wondered if anything is solid, real, or trustworthy: whether anything abides.
He found hope in the most profound act of love known to humankind: when one gave his own life for his friends. And that voluntarily, with humble and quiet acceptance, no posturing, the furthest thing from the vogue arrogance of Donne’s own day. Donne’s sacred writings on this amazing love are refreshingly honest.
10% of profits go to international relief and development work.
Another 10% of profits go to ecological conservation work.
225 pages, Paperback
Published January 17, 2023
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March 30, 2024
I have loved John Donne since my freshman year of college, so I was delighted to find a book of his poems and sermons specifically curated for Lent. The chosen poetry was perfect; the sermons a little less so, but still, a wonderful addition to this year's Lent reading.
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