Getting Off the Map: Response to "George Herbert's Theology: Nearer Rome or Geneva?" (MLA Special Session, 1986) (original) (raw)

This response critically engages with three papers presented at the 1986 MLA Special Session regarding George Herbert's theological positioning in relation to Catholicism and Puritanism. The author argues that the concept of mediation used by some contributors fails to adequately capture Herbert's nuanced views. It highlights a series of misunderstandings in the interpretation of Herbert's poetry related to Eucharistic theology and emphasizes the distinctiveness of Herbert's spiritual stance, separating it from both Roman Catholicism and radical Puritan ideologies.