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- Title
Approaching the Cross: George Herbert and R. S. Thomas.
- Authors
Lilford, Grant
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
HERBERT, George, 1593-1633; THOMAS, R. S. (Ronald Stuart), 1913-2000; CRUCIFIXION; EMBLEMS; MUSICIANS; ANGLICANS
- Publication
Christianity & Literature, 2016, Vol 66, Issue 1, p139
- ISSN
0148-3331
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0148333116677452