Date Approved
4-2012
Graduate Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
English (M.A.)
Degree Program
English
Abstract
In contrast to previous academic work that focuses on one aspect of the temple image, this study will demonstrate that an understanding of Herbert’s worldview, specifically his theology with particular attention to the biblical image of temple, illuminates the interplay of temple images in The Temple in a way that embraces the beauty and intricacy of the work as a whole. The study begins by examining Herbert’s religious and literary milieu, continues by exploring the various biblical images of temple that include the tabernacle, Old Testament temple, Jesus as temple, Christians as temples both individually and corporately, and the fulfillment of the temple at the end of time, and concludes by demonstrating the continuity within these images as shown in Herbert’s poetry through the use of four categories common to all these temple images: space, time, actions, and people
ScholarWorks Citation
Steenwyk, Carrie Lynn, "“Temples fit for Thee”: The Interplay of Holy Space, Time, Actions, and People in George Herbert’s The Temple" (2012). Masters Theses. 26.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/26
