Approaching the Cross: George Herbert and R. S. Thomas

George Herbert and R. S. Thomas reveal similar understandings of the cross as a Christian emblem. Both observe its ubiquity in nature and acknowledge their reliance on the cross as a source of comfort. They observe its presence in human suffering, both in disease and in the discipline required of mu...

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Main Author: Lilford, Grant (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2016]
In: Christianity & literature
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-157
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBF British Isles
KDE Anglican Church
Further subjects:B Herbert, George, 1593-1633
B Crucifixion
B Anglicanism
B George Herbert
B R. S. Thomas
B THOMAS, R. S. (Ronald Stuart), 1913-2000
B Emblems
B Anglicans
B Musicians
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Summary:George Herbert and R. S. Thomas reveal similar understandings of the cross as a Christian emblem. Both observe its ubiquity in nature and acknowledge their reliance on the cross as a source of comfort. They observe its presence in human suffering, both in disease and in the discipline required of musicians, for example. In that respect it becomes a consoling trope, a reminder that God has shared in the suffering of His creatures. More ominously, they explore humanity’s rejection of the crucifixion and its teaching, which traps us in a cycle of returning to the cross as an instrument of oppression and torture.
ISSN:2056-5666
Contains:Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0148333116677452