George Herbert is one of the great metaphysical and religious poets in the seventeenth-century history of British literature.Herbert becomes well-known for his devotional religious poems,his famous collection of devot...George Herbert is one of the great metaphysical and religious poets in the seventeenth-century history of British literature.Herbert becomes well-known for his devotional religious poems,his famous collection of devotional lyrics,The Temple in which Herbert expresses his piety towards God and manifests that the love of God is an everlasting subject for verse,has won enduring popularity among readers since its publication in 1633.The present paper will focus on Eucharist and human body showing in Herbert's poetry,and attempts to explore the deeper implications existing behind Eucharist and human body with reference to some specific poems which are chosen from The Temple in detail.展开更多
This article focuses on how Hansel and Gretel,collected by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm in Children’s and Household Tales(1812)should be seen as more than a folktale for small children;it can,instead,be read as a highly t...This article focuses on how Hansel and Gretel,collected by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm in Children’s and Household Tales(1812)should be seen as more than a folktale for small children;it can,instead,be read as a highly theological work related to the Calvinist view of the Eucharist and directed more to young adults and adults.The Grimm brothers,who were strict Calvinists,viewed the tales as being useful in instilling moral lessons to children.As such,Hansel and Gretel can be seen as highlighting the tension between Calvinist and Catholic perspectives on the Eucharist.It is important when teaching the text to consider this culturally relative context.Doing so helps to highlight the original didactic purpose for Children’s and Household Tales and how we can revisit and reclaim the moral initiative of the book in a modern context.展开更多
The theme of Raphael’s Disputàdel Sacramento(Disputation of the Holy Sacrament)has perplexed scholars over the years.Though the subject of theology has been mentioned,no one has shown in depth how the painting r...The theme of Raphael’s Disputàdel Sacramento(Disputation of the Holy Sacrament)has perplexed scholars over the years.Though the subject of theology has been mentioned,no one has shown in depth how the painting reflects theology or how the figures work together to present a unified theme on theology.Questions remain concerning the broader theological meaning of the Disputà.This study will reexamine the material and offer a deeper interpretation based on early Christian iconography and a study of figures from early Church history.From an early Christian point of view,it will be shown how the presence of specific figures in the Disputàexplain the Eucharistic tradition through apostolic succession since the time of the early Church.展开更多
文摘George Herbert is one of the great metaphysical and religious poets in the seventeenth-century history of British literature.Herbert becomes well-known for his devotional religious poems,his famous collection of devotional lyrics,The Temple in which Herbert expresses his piety towards God and manifests that the love of God is an everlasting subject for verse,has won enduring popularity among readers since its publication in 1633.The present paper will focus on Eucharist and human body showing in Herbert's poetry,and attempts to explore the deeper implications existing behind Eucharist and human body with reference to some specific poems which are chosen from The Temple in detail.
文摘This article focuses on how Hansel and Gretel,collected by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm in Children’s and Household Tales(1812)should be seen as more than a folktale for small children;it can,instead,be read as a highly theological work related to the Calvinist view of the Eucharist and directed more to young adults and adults.The Grimm brothers,who were strict Calvinists,viewed the tales as being useful in instilling moral lessons to children.As such,Hansel and Gretel can be seen as highlighting the tension between Calvinist and Catholic perspectives on the Eucharist.It is important when teaching the text to consider this culturally relative context.Doing so helps to highlight the original didactic purpose for Children’s and Household Tales and how we can revisit and reclaim the moral initiative of the book in a modern context.
文摘The theme of Raphael’s Disputàdel Sacramento(Disputation of the Holy Sacrament)has perplexed scholars over the years.Though the subject of theology has been mentioned,no one has shown in depth how the painting reflects theology or how the figures work together to present a unified theme on theology.Questions remain concerning the broader theological meaning of the Disputà.This study will reexamine the material and offer a deeper interpretation based on early Christian iconography and a study of figures from early Church history.From an early Christian point of view,it will be shown how the presence of specific figures in the Disputàexplain the Eucharistic tradition through apostolic succession since the time of the early Church.
