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The writings of a Christian poet are not necessarily classified as Christian poetry nor are writings of secular poets dealing with Christian material. The themes of poetry are necessarily hard to pin down, and what some see as a Christian theme or viewpoint may not be seen by others. A number of modern writers are widely considered to have ...
In 1922, Markham's poem "Lincoln, the Man of the People" was selected from 250 entries to be presented at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. The author himself read the poem. Dr. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton said of the poem, "Edwin Markham's Lincoln is the greatest poem ever written on the immortal martyr, and the greatest that ever will ...
John Milton (1608–1674), most famous for his epic poem "Paradise Lost" (1667), was an English poet with religious beliefs emphasizing central Puritanical views.While the work acted as an expression of his despair over the failure of the Puritan Revolution against the English Catholic Church, it also indicated his optimism in human potential.
Jakob Jocz – third generation Hebrew Christian; Jupiter Hammon (1711–died c. 1806) – former slave and poet from New York; Peter Heylin or Heylyn (1599–1662) – English clergyman and author of many polemical, historical, political and theological tracts; Samuel Butler (1613–1680) – author of the religious and political satire Hudibras
Gibran Khalil Gibran [a] [b] (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, [c] [d] was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist; he was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. [5]
[161] Donaldson wrote that "the poet who put the materials into their present form was a Christian and ... poem reflects a Christian tradition". [63] Other scholars disagree as to whether Beowulf is a Christian work set in a Germanic pagan context. The question suggests that the conversion from the Germanic pagan beliefs to Christian ones was a ...
Angelus Silesius – 17th-century convert to Catholicism from Lutheranism; became a priest and wrote religious poems, some of which became famous as hymns in the German-speaking world; some of his poetry seems to lean towards pantheism or quietism, but his prose works were orthodox, and the Catholic Encyclopedia says he repudiated any ...
She started composing religious poetry, and became “a renowned writer across the Christian world.” Her popular poems include He Giveth More Grace and Christmas Carols, which were published in Christian Endeavour World and Sunday School Times. [1] [7] Flint passed away on 8 September 1932.