There Once Was a Serpent A History of Theology in Limericks
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There Once Was a Serpent A History of Theology in Limericks by Richard Kieckhefer
Theology is no laughing matter. Usually. This book gives a concise history of Christian theology based on a mysteriously discovered set of seventy-four limericks. Readers who already know the history of theology will read about it from an unfamiliar perspective - and beginners will learn the basics in an accessible form. The limericks range from Gnostic theology to the early ecumenical councils, then Augustine on the Trinity, Anselm of Canterbury's ontological argument and Thomas Aquinas' series of arguments for the existence of God, through the Reformation, and on to Karl Barth and Paul Tillich. If all of this seems unfamiliar, the accompanying text should help sort it all out.
A supralapsarian fool, Sought a sublapsarian tool, Which he found in this book: Take an envy-filled look, You're predestined to wallow in drool(Franz Bibfeldt)
Richard Kieckhefer has taught in the Religion Department at Northwestern since 1975. His classes cover Christian history and his research focuses on the later Middle Ages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846942969 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846942969 |
| Title | There Once Was a Serpent A History of Theology in Limericks |
| Author | Richard Kieckhefer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Collective Ink |
| Year published | 2010-05-28 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
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