Faith, Hope and Poetry - Theology and the Poetic Imagination (Paperback, Rev Ed)

Faith, Hope and Poetry explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day, Malcolm Guite applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do theology'. This book is not solely concerned with overtly religious poetry, but attends to the paradoxical ways in which the poetry of doubt and despair also enriches theology. Developing an original analysis and application of the poetic vision of Coleridge, Larkin and Seamus Heaney in the final chapters, Guite builds towards a substantial theology of imagination and provides unique insights into truth that complement and enrich more strictly rational ways of knowing. Readers of this book will return to their reading of poetry equipped with new insights and enthusiasm and will be challenged to integrate imaginative ways of knowing into their other academic and intellectual pursuits.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Malcolm Guite
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	257
Edition:	Rev Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-4936-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	1-4094-4936-X
Barcode:	9781409449362

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