The Old English Gloria and the Mystery of Creation
The Old English Gloria I has usually been read (or not read) as an uninteresting and uninspired paraphrase. When read in the spirit of the Caedmonian rumination, however, it becomes clear that the poem is in fact a meditation on God's work in the created order. As such, it touches on one of the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Notre Dame
2019
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Religion & literature
Year: 2019, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 138-148 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old English language
/ Gloria in excelsis Deo (Music), Gloria in excelsis Deo (Music)
/ Creation
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RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBF British Isles KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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LAUDATO si' (Papal encyclical)
B LITURGY & poetry B Paraphrase B CATHOLIC Church doctrines B Doxology B OLD English poetry |
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Summary: | The Old English Gloria I has usually been read (or not read) as an uninteresting and uninspired paraphrase. When read in the spirit of the Caedmonian rumination, however, it becomes clear that the poem is in fact a meditation on God's work in the created order. As such, it touches on one of the great and enduring themes of Catholic theology - a theme enunciated most recently in Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si'. |
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ISSN: | 2328-6911 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion & literature
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/rel.2019.0023 |