In which sense Crashaw's idea of God is different from those of Donne and Herbert? ( MEG 101 )-( THE METAPHYSICAL POETS )

Richard Crashaw's idea of God differs from those of Donne and Herbert in that he sees God as a lover rather than a judge or a father figure. Donne and Herbert wrote religious poetry that explored their personal struggles with faith, and they often approached God in terms of fear or awe. But Crashaw's religious poetry is marked by a deep sense of mystical devotion and passionate love for God. He sees God as the ultimate object of desire and writes about the ecstasy of union with Him. In this sense, Crashaw's idea of God is more similar to the tradition of courtly love, in which the beloved is idealized and worshipped with a kind of ecstatic devotion.