How Should Christians Talk About the Resurrection? John Updike’s Answer

His poem ‘Seven Stanzas at Easter’ makes the case against turning the event into a parable

Andrea Mantegna’s painting “The Resurrection” (created 1457–1459) / Public Domain

As a young writer, John Updike submitted “Seven Stanzas at Easter” to a religious arts festival at his church, Clifton Lutheran on Boston’s North Shore. He won the “Best in Show” award for the…