Modernist Literature and Criticism
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Abstract This article examines the theological function of Scripture in Evelyn Underhill’s Abba (1934) and The Fruits of the Spirit (1936). Through close attention to her use of biblical texts, I argue that Scripture shapes Underhill’s accounts of prayer, sanctification, divine–human agency and formation. It identifies three patterns: dense interrelation of biblical texts; the reordering of agency towards divine initiative and christological participation; and a scriptural form of address that holds divine transcendence and nearness together. Together, these patterns show how Underhill’s mature writings on prayer and formation remained deeply scriptural without a formal hermeneutical theory.
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@article{Davidson2026Scripture,
title = {Scripture, Prayer and Formation in Evelyn Underhill: Abba (1934) and the Fruits of the Spirit (1936)},
author = {J. Gregory Davidson},
journal = {Journal of Anglican Studies},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1017/s1740355326101326},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1740355326101326}
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