Jennifer Holberg – John Donne

2025-03-01

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Brent talks with Jennifer Holberg about John Donne and his holy sonnet ‘Batter my heart, three-person'd God’. How does Donne describe God at work with his soul? Jennifer is professor and chair of the English Department at Calvin University in the States and co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing. She’s also the author of the book ‘Nourishing Narratives’. (1:40) Who was John Donne? (4:00) The Holy Sonnets; (6:55) A crisis of faith? (11:30) Lines 1 and 2; (13:10) Lines 3 and 4. More violent imagery;

Brent talks with Jennifer Holberg about John Donne and his holy sonnet ‘Batter my heart, three-person'd God’.

How does Donne describe God at work with his soul?

Jennifer is professor and chair of the English Department at Calvin University in the States and co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing. She’s also the author of the book ‘Nourishing Narratives’.

(1:40) Who was John Donne?
(4:00) The Holy Sonnets;
(6:55) A crisis of faith?
(11:30) Lines 1 and 2;
(13:10) Lines 3 and 4. More violent imagery;
(17:30) Lines 5 and 6;
(20:20) The marriage metaphor in lines 9-11.

Links mentioned in this episode:

calvin.edu/people/jennifer-l-holberg

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