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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Brent is joined by Jennifer Holberg to talk about the poetry and life of the great Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Hopkins was no staid conventional Victorian but a poet-priest who used innovative language and form to communicate the spiritual essence of nature and things.
Jennifer is professor and chair of the English Department at Calvin University in the States and co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing. She’s also the author of the book ‘Nourishing Narratives’ and she thinks that Hopkins could be in the running for ‘the best Christian poet ever’.
- (2:30) Hopkins – the ‘best Christian poet ever’?
- (9:15) ‘Inscape’ and ‘instress’;
- (11:00) ‘As Kingfishers Catch Fire’;
- (17:15) The ‘Terrible’ Sonnets;
- (23:00 Where to start with Hopkins?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Narratives-Power-Story-Shape/dp/1514005247
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