Tag Archives: John Milton

Get Thee Behind Me, Power and Wealth

By Robin Bates | Published: February 27, 2021

In “Paradise Regained,” Jesus instructs Satan, as he instructs Peter in Matthew’s gospel, to get behind him.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 13, 2021

Some Christian see a clash between sex and love. Dante and Milton found ways to reconcile them.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 9, 2021

“The Scarlet Letter” provides several lessons for Trump’s impeachment trial.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 3, 2020

In Milton’s view of Moses, the law he receives is a temporary measure, ultimately to be superseded by divine grace.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 2, 2020

“Paradise Lost” and Lewis’s “Magician’s Nephew” pick up on today’s Gospel reading, where Jesus warns against false prophets.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 6, 2020

In my Representative Masterpieces course, I conclude with Dante’s “Inferno,” where we see sinners creating their own hells.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 29, 2020

I juxtapose the account of the fall, found in Genesis, with Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” regarding the whole as a Lenten reflection.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 15, 2020

An extended reflection upon the relationship between religion and literature.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 24, 2019

Milton’s “On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity” celebrates Christmas with the ornate trumpet-and-organ imagery of the 17th century.