The poet-preachers

Blair, K. (2012) The poet-preachers. In: Francis, K. A., Gibson, W., Morgan-Guy, J., Tennant, B. and Ellison, R. H. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Religion and Theology. Oxford University Press: Oxford. ISBN 9780199583591 (doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199583591.013.0034)

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Abstract

This article examines nineteenth-century perceptions of the interactions between poetry and preaching. It suggests that it was the perceived sympathetic force in the great nineteenth-century sermon writers, such as John Henry Newman, Frederick W. Robertson, and Charles Kingsley, that made their sermons appear “poetic” to their listeners and readers. Many nineteenth-century preachers also used poetry in their sermons because of its assumed value in conveying sympathy.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Blair, Dr Kirstie
Authors: Blair, K.
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Literature
Publisher:Oxford University Press
ISBN:9780199583591
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