Posture and Spiritual Formation: Sanctification in George Herbert’s The Country Parson and The Temple

In his prose and poetry, George Herbert assumes that the body and soul are inextricably interrelated, and what one does with one significantly affects the other. This has a profound influence on the process of spiritual growth or sanctification. The article begins with demonstrating from Herbert’s w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Christianity & literature
1. VerfasserIn: Wolberg, Kristine A. 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Johns Hopkins University Press [2016]
In: Christianity & literature
Jahr: 2016, Band: 66, Heft: 1, Seiten: 57-72
IxTheo Notationen:CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität
CD Christentum und Kultur
KAG Kirchengeschichte 1500-1648; Reformation; Humanismus; Renaissance
KBF Britische Inseln
weitere Schlagwörter:B Herbert, George, 1593-1633
B The Temple
B COUNTRY Parson, The (Book)
B Sanctification
B Spiritual Formation
B George Herbert
B The Country Parson
B Posture
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Zusammenfassung:In his prose and poetry, George Herbert assumes that the body and soul are inextricably interrelated, and what one does with one significantly affects the other. This has a profound influence on the process of spiritual growth or sanctification. The article begins with demonstrating from Herbert’s work the importance of external behavior (particularly posture) to spiritual formation. However, while attention to posture and behavior is necessary, it may not be sufficient for personal transformation. Herbert’s prose and poetry demonstrate that positive spiritual formation requires the help of supernatural power.
ISSN:2056-5666
Enthält:Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0148333116676235