Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully: The Power of Poetic Effort in the Work of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis

by John Piper, Bob Souer (Read by)

Overview

Volume 6 in the Swans Are Not Silent series explores how God used the poetic eloquence of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis to build the church and spread the gospel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781982664565
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	12/17/2019
Series:	Swans Are Not Silent Series , #6
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as the pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; and Providence.

Table of Contents

Preface 9

Acknowledgments 13

Introduction: "Not with Lofty Speech or Wisdom" Does the Bible Warrant Poetic Effort? 17

1 "While I Use I Am with Thee": The Life and Poetry of George Herbert 43

2 "I Will Not Be a Velvet-Mouthed Preacher!": The Life and Eloquence of George Whitefield 79

3 C. S. Lewis-Romantic, Rationalist, Likener, Evangelist: How Lewis's Paths to Christ Shaped His Life and Ministry 113

Conclusion: Speak God's Wonders-In His World and in His Word 143

Index of Scriptures 149

Index of Persons 153

Index of Subjects 157

desiringGod.org: A Note on Resources 159