
Betjeman
Writing the Public Life
Kevin J. Gardner(Author)
Baylor University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. October 2010
Book
Hardback
254 pages
978-1-60258-254-5 (ISBN)
Description
A household name in Great Britain, John Betjeman was a public literary figure who openly declared his Christian faith and championed the social and aesthetic joys of Anglicanism as unique to English identity. Through poetry in newspapers and on radio and television broadcasts, Betjeman celebrated the cultural significance of the Church of England well beyond its religious role. Although a steadfast proponent for Christianity and the Church, Gardner explains, Betjeman nevertheless struggled mightily to believe the faith, and he was forthcoming with his own spiritual failures. In this master study of his writings, Gardner deems Betjeman to be the poet of the Church of England--and demonstrates his works to be a vital part of Anglicanism's living traditions.
Reviews / Votes
...fascinating to anyone interested in Anglican and Episcopal history. -- David Hein, Hood College -- Anglican and Episcopal HistoryMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Waco
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60258-254-5 (9781602582545)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Kevin J. Gardner is Associate Professor of English at Baylor University. He is the editor of Faith and Doubt of John Betjeman: An Anthology of his Religious Verse. Gardner lives in Waco, Texas.
Content
Preface
Introduction
1. Eternity Contained in Time
The Paradoxes of Betjeman's Anglicanism
2. Doubt Inserts the Knife
The Absence of God and the Anxiety of Eternity
3. In the Vapory Incense Veil
Nature, Eros, and Spiritual Mystery
4. Dear Old, Bloody Old England
Sacramental Politics and Anglican Pastoralism
5. The Chain-Smoking Millions and Me
Anglican Culture and the Community of Faith
Notes
Bibliography
Introduction
1. Eternity Contained in Time
The Paradoxes of Betjeman's Anglicanism
2. Doubt Inserts the Knife
The Absence of God and the Anxiety of Eternity
3. In the Vapory Incense Veil
Nature, Eros, and Spiritual Mystery
4. Dear Old, Bloody Old England
Sacramental Politics and Anglican Pastoralism
5. The Chain-Smoking Millions and Me
Anglican Culture and the Community of Faith
Notes
Bibliography