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John Donne And The Paradox: An Analysis Of “Batter My Heart, Three-Person’D God”, Lily Daniels
John Donne And The Paradox: An Analysis Of “Batter My Heart, Three-Person’D God”, Lily Daniels
OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal
A paradox is a statement that appears contradictory but ultimately makes sense. “Sonnet XIV: Batter my heart, three person’d God” (1632) by John Donne reflects the many paradoxes within the Bible and Christian faith. Read within the context of his religious beliefs and the rest of the Holy Sonnets, “Batter my heart, three-person’d God” is a poem that exhibits Donne’s theology of God and the process of salvation. The speaker affirms that the power of the triune God is required to break the bonds of sin. He finds freedom from sin in submitting to God’s will, and he finds innocence …