TGC 035 - Poetry and Holy Week

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses poetry in general, and then two Christian poets and two of their poems: John Donne’s, “La Corona: Crucifying” and George Herbert’s, “Sepulchre”. Anthony Dodgers (pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Charlotte, IA) joins us for the discussion.

Other poems to check out are: 

• John Donne, “A Hymn to God the Father”
• George Herbert, “Love III”
• Malcolm Guite, “Palm Sunday”
• John Donne, “Good Friday, Riding Westward” 
• John Donne, “La Corona: Resurrection & Ascension”
• George Herbert, “Easter Wings 1 & 2”
• John Updike, “Seven Stanzas at Easter”
• Edmund Spenser, “Amoretti LXVIII: Most Glorious Lord of Life”
• John Donne, “Death, be not proud” (Divine Meditation 10)

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