The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

— George Herbert (1593–1633), Dichter, Pfarrer

Topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Temptation & Struggle

George Herbert

George Herbert war ein englischer Priester der Church of England und Dichter des 17. Jahrhunderts, der nach einer akademischen Laufbahn in Cambridge als Dorfpfarrer in Bemerton wirkte. Er ist als Vertreter der metaphysischen Dichtung bekannt, dessen Werke wie die Gedichtsammlung The Temple das innere Ringen mit Gott, geistliche Demut und seelsorgerliche Hingabe thematisieren. Heutigen Bibellesern eröffnen seine Texte sprachlich dichte Zugänge zu Gebet, Glaubenszweifeln und der Auseinandersetzung mit göttlicher Gnade.

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