Sir John Betjeman was one of the twentieth century's great makers of the Christian imagination. He was maybe the most significant literary figure of our time to declare his Christian faith and his terror of dying. Betjeman used his formidable gifts for poetry to show us how to think about the Anglican faith and about Englishness and Christianity in general. Here is an anthology of about 75 poems on religious themes, with clarifying footnotes and a critical introduction that offers an overview of his life and poetry as well as a commentary on some of his more difficult poems. Here is a new...
Sir John Betjeman was one of the twentieth century's great makers of the Christian imagination. He was maybe the most significant literary figure of o...
Between 1953 and 1957, John Betjeman read a series of poems on 'The Faith in the West' programme on the BBC's West of England Home Service. Among these 'Poems on the Porch' were at least 20 original poems, but our records for the series are incomplete. Kevin Gardner has pieced together 22 of these poems.
Between 1953 and 1957, John Betjeman read a series of poems on 'The Faith in the West' programme on the BBC's West of England Home Service. Among thes...
