John Donne and religious authority in the reformed English church
By: Mark S. Sweetnam
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781846823947
Subjects: Religion; Authority; Christianity
Description: This book offers a new and important perspective on John Donne's work by focusing on the importance of theological conviction in his thought. It addresses the range of his work--poetry and prose, the sermons and the polemical and controversial works. This results in a new understanding of Donne and his relationship to the religious and political debates of the period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: The authority of Scripture; title: Interpretative authority and the authority of interpretation; title: The authority of the church; title: Defining Christianity: Donne's essentialist ecumenism; title: Defending the place of preaching; title: The office and authority of the preacher.