Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... poem ' Jerusalem ' , which is about the earthly city , is much more selfless than those that celebrate the ' Heavenly Jerusalem ' . Judah Ha - Levi will not get anything for himself in kissing the stones of the Holy City . The anonymous ...
... poem ' Jerusalem ' , which is about the earthly city , is much more selfless than those that celebrate the ' Heavenly Jerusalem ' . Judah Ha - Levi will not get anything for himself in kissing the stones of the Holy City . The anonymous ...
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... poem ' Wrestling Jacob ' is sincerely written as a genuine religious poem and , as such , is loved by many people . There is a rather disturbing egotism about it all the same . There is an overwhelming element of grabbing at a religious ...
... poem ' Wrestling Jacob ' is sincerely written as a genuine religious poem and , as such , is loved by many people . There is a rather disturbing egotism about it all the same . There is an overwhelming element of grabbing at a religious ...
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... poem it is clear that it is a very comprehensive form of knowledge , including an emotional joy and a spiritually dynamic sense of connection with ' the wisdom of the departed ' . Given the remote and majestic nature of the God of ...
... poem it is clear that it is a very comprehensive form of knowledge , including an emotional joy and a spiritually dynamic sense of connection with ' the wisdom of the departed ' . Given the remote and majestic nature of the God of ...
Contents
Genesis | 20 |
From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 38 |
Heal me my | 40 |
Copyright | |
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beauty beloved birds breath Camelot canst CHARLES CAUSLEY Christ Christian comfort CZESLAW MILOSZ D. H. LAWRENCE dark David Goldstein death divine doth dream earth ecstasy eternal eyes face fear feel fire flame GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory green hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven holy Hopkins Lady of Shalott light live look Lord meditation mind moon MOSES IBN EZRA mysterious mystic nature never night o'er pain Paradise peace Penguin Peter Levi poem poet poetic poetry prayer pure R. A. Nicholson R. S. THOMAS reality religion religious experience rose round sense shadow shine sight silence sing sleep solitude SOLOMON IBN GABIROL song soul speak spirit stars Sufi sweet tell thee things thou art thought thro tongue Transcending translated by David tree vision vocation voice WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings Wordsworth