Theology Class: Poets of the English Mystical Tradition

Sunday, August 2, 2020

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10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. | Held Via Zoom

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Today we concluded a four-part online series on the poets of the English mystical tradition. This series considered short poems of Thomas Traherne, D.H. Lawrence, Henry Vaughan, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, John Donne, George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and e.e. cummings. The course was taught by Fr. Mark Brown. You can find sermons by Father Brown in the resources section this page.

The August 2nd class is entitled “Everything Yes,” and it covered “God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins and “i thank You God for most this amazing” by e.e. cummings.

Videos of the Other Three Classes in this Series

Links to the poems discussed can be found beneath each date.

July 12 (Raptures and Ecstasies: Thomas Traherne and D.H. Lawrence)

The Rapture, by Thomas Traherne
Song of Man who has Come Through, by DH Lawrence

July 19 (Nocturnes: Henry Vaughan and Alfred, Lord Tennyson)

The Night, by Henry Vaughn
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

July 26 (Resistance: John Donne and George Herbert)

Batter my heart, three-person’d God, by John Donne
Love (III), by George Herbert

The liturgical and devotional lives of Anglicans have been greatly enriched by the contribution of poets. Some of this poetry can be thought of as “mystical,” in the sense of expressing a direct, personal encounter with the Divine, if not strictly orthodox.

Resources

“Dreams and Visions”: The New Jerusalem
A Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
A Sermon for the Last Sunday After the Epiphany

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