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Easter with John Donne: A spiritual pilgrimage from the Empty Tomb towards all Eternity through sacred writings of John Donne. Curated by Fr Tim Clayton
All that the soul does, it does in,
and with, and by the body.
…from a sermon preached at S. Pauls, in the Evening, upon Easter-day. 1623.
This is a spiritual pilgrimage - a kind of reverse spiritual pilgrimage - from the Empty Tomb, back to everyday life, and on into eternity, through sacred writings of John Donne.
Donne is best known as the most famous of the metaphysical poets - the master of wit (paradox, double entendre, etc.), but he was also, later in life, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London, and England's most celebrated preacher. His poetic imagination, rhetorical brilliance, and deep passion all show through in his sacred poetry and his sermons.
Donne is particularly well-suited as a companion for Easter. He suffered deep personal losses, knew grief intimately, and wondered if anything is solid, real, or whether anything abides. He found hope in the most profound act of love known to when one gave his own life for his friends, as a full giving in voluntary love, and when that one was vindicated by being raised from the dead, thus pioneering the way to eternal life, opening the horizon again, as it were, and keeping the story alive.
10% of profits go to international relief and development work.
Another 10% of profits go to ecological conservation work.
and with, and by the body.
…from a sermon preached at S. Pauls, in the Evening, upon Easter-day. 1623.
This is a spiritual pilgrimage - a kind of reverse spiritual pilgrimage - from the Empty Tomb, back to everyday life, and on into eternity, through sacred writings of John Donne.
Donne is best known as the most famous of the metaphysical poets - the master of wit (paradox, double entendre, etc.), but he was also, later in life, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London, and England's most celebrated preacher. His poetic imagination, rhetorical brilliance, and deep passion all show through in his sacred poetry and his sermons.
Donne is particularly well-suited as a companion for Easter. He suffered deep personal losses, knew grief intimately, and wondered if anything is solid, real, or whether anything abides. He found hope in the most profound act of love known to when one gave his own life for his friends, as a full giving in voluntary love, and when that one was vindicated by being raised from the dead, thus pioneering the way to eternal life, opening the horizon again, as it were, and keeping the story alive.
10% of profits go to international relief and development work.
Another 10% of profits go to ecological conservation work.
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John Donne
890 books707 followersJohn Donne was an English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to that of his contemporaries.
Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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