THE NORMAL ADVANCE71is not affirmed, but His essence
He also tellsus that they who worship Him must worshipHim in spirit and in truth. The fatal errorwith some of the great scholars today,...
but through the poetry of the Bible
and thepoetry of modern literature, it has sung its wayinto the hearts of humanity. Only throughthe imagination can we get a true conception...
take away our songs
reduce our religion to acold formalism, and it will perish. Browningin his Rabbi Ben Ezra, says:Earth changes, but the soul of Godstands...
it satisfies because, asMarkham says, When a poet has said a thing,he has said it for eternity.Religion and poetry, then, go hand in ha...
to makethese spiritual visions a living, vital part ofman, and it is in this mission that poetry ismost helpful. As a writer has expres...
religion isbeauty made flesh
religion is poetry in action.All true poetry must deal with the beautifuland noble. As an artist, the poet should pointout and show us ...
teach us the greatlesson of righteousness and make our religionreal. The world about us today is calling forfacts, cold facts. But poetry gi...