Comments on: Poetry and Music Friday http://www.colossiansthreesixteen.com/archives/927 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Taylor http://www.colossiansthreesixteen.com/archives/927#comment-43699 Taylor Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:44:29 +0000 http://www.colossiansthreesixteen.com/archives/927#comment-43699 I have a hard time figuring if Eliot was truly Christian or not. His later work has great Biblical allusions but they always sound a bit off, as though he is poking fun. For instance, the third stanza points to how the church never needs to stir to gather in its dividends. Some would just pass over and think, yep God provides, but it seems more like he is saying that the church is money hungry and has a great method of getting it. The last line also is significant... the hippo goes to heaven leaving the "True Church" wrapt in miasmal (ie- poisonous) mist. Seems like a poem meant to lead the reader to the conclusion that the True Church is well grounded and has a glorious future only to throw that ironic twist in at the end. Whether or not he is Christian though, he sure is a great poet. I have a hard time figuring if Eliot was truly Christian or not. His later work has great Biblical allusions but they always sound a bit off, as though he is poking fun. For instance, the third stanza points to how the church never needs to stir to gather in its dividends. Some would just pass over and think, yep God provides, but it seems more like he is saying that the church is money hungry and has a great method of getting it. The last line also is significant… the hippo goes to heaven leaving the “True Church” wrapt in miasmal (ie- poisonous) mist. Seems like a poem meant to lead the reader to the conclusion that the True Church is well grounded and has a glorious future only to throw that ironic twist in at the end. Whether or not he is Christian though, he sure is a great poet.

]]> By: Danny Slavich http://www.colossiansthreesixteen.com/archives/927#comment-43637 Danny Slavich Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:05:33 +0000 http://www.colossiansthreesixteen.com/archives/927#comment-43637 Thanks for Eliot highlight! Blessings, Danny Thanks for Eliot highlight!

Blessings,
Danny

]]> By: Steve http://www.colossiansthreesixteen.com/archives/927#comment-43311 Steve Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:50:22 +0000 http://www.colossiansthreesixteen.com/archives/927#comment-43311 Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!

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