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Batter My Heart: John Donne's Journey from Catholic Doubt to Anglican Faith traces the remarkable spiritual odyssey of one of English literature's most celebrated poets and theologians. Born into a persecuted Catholic family in Elizabethan England, John Donne navigated religious persecution, educational barriers, and personal tragedy before ultimately embracing the Anglican faith that would define his mature ministry. This comprehensive study explores how Donne's religious transformation-from recusant Catholic to Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral-profoundly shaped his revolutionary approach to religious poetry and theological reflection. Through careful analysis of his metaphysical conceits, Trinitarian theology, and pastoral writings, author Daniel Payne reveals how Donne's intellectual honesty about doubt and struggle created a new language for Christian spiritual experience. Drawing on extensive research into Donne's sermons, devotional works, and personal correspondence, this book demonstrates how his synthesis of Catholic heritage and Protestant conviction produced a distinctive Reformed Anglican theology that continues to influence religious thought today. Payne examines Donne's masterpiece ""Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God"" alongside his other Holy Sonnets, showing how his metaphysical poetry serves as both artistic achievement and theological exploration. From his early satirical questioning of religious authority to his final sermon ""Death's Duel,"" Donne's religious journey offers profound insights for contemporary believers wrestling with questions of faith, doubt, and spiritual authenticity. This book reveals how one man's personal religious crisis became a transformative force in English literature and Christian theology.

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