Tag Archives: Trinity

Every Stone and Every Star a Tongue

By Robin Bates | Published: February 24, 2024

17th century poet Traherne as an early version of Green Gospel, a recent book by John Gatta.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Dumbness", "Sand Is Endless", Alfred Lord Tennyson, Environmentalism, Green Gospel, John Gatta, Nature, Thomas Traherne, Walking, William Blake | Comments closed

Oppenheimer and Metaphysical Poetry

By Robin Bates | Published: July 24, 2023

In which I explore why Robert Oppenheimer was drawn to 17th century metaphysical poetry.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Pulley", "Batter My Heart", "Oppenheimer", "Sonnet XIV", Christopher Nolan, George Herbert, John Donne, metaphysical poetry, Robert Oppenheimer | Comments closed

The Trinity: Beyond, Beside Us, and Within

By Robin Bates | Published: June 3, 2023

Maybe, to understand the Trinity, we need poets like Malcolm Guite.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Arian controversy, Four Quartets, Malcolm Guite, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Browne, Trinity Sunday | Comments closed

Poetry Needed to Understand Trinity

By Robin Bates | Published: June 2, 2013

John Kennedy advocated poetry to avoid arrogance, which is good advice when it comes to understanding the Trinity.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Holy Sonnet XIV, John Donne, John F. Kennedy, Religion | Comments closed