Theological Dramatics

Christian theology, often formulated in creeds, formal theological treatises, and catechetical texts, also takes interesting form in the literary narratives of Christian poets. Aemelia Lanyer and John Milton in the seventeenth century undertook poetic treatments of the crucifixion and the temptation of Christ, and the texts that they leave to future generations not only call into question traditional boundary lines between proper and improper ways to name God but also provide avenues by which the faithful can imaginatively read and be read by the text of Scripture.