By chance, I found an excellent such book in Love Poems From God: Twelve Sacred Voices from East to West, Daniel Ladinsky, editor (New York: Penguin Compass, 2002).

If we take friendship to mean the love we have with others, and especially the love we have with the Other, God himself, as our first and final Friend, the aphorism is transfigured into a truism.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a poet shaped by early heartbreak and political disillusionment, blended romance and revolution in his work.

The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love between the divine and his people.

Love. It’s a subject of countless poems, songs and stories. From “love at first sight” to “everlasting love,” the world has a ...

For the idea of love, biblical Hebrew has precious few synonyms. Yet the Hebrew of the Bible can communicate a rich sensation ...

“Civil Collection” by Fear of God is deeply informed by the integrity, resilience and style of the American Civil Rights ...

[ Valentine’s Day: Impress them with these love poems Opens in new window ] ≈ ♥ ♥ ♥ ≈ Jessica Traynor. I’ve learned something new about myself these past few days, which is that I am ...

But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for ...