What a Piece of Work
What a Piece of Work
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What a Piece of Work by Helen Oppenheimer
This is a small book on a large subject: What is special about human beings? Hamlet mused, 'What a piece of work is man How noble in reason how like a god ' but went on to speak of 'this quintessence of dust'. Helen Oppenheimer prefers to start with the dust and move to the glory: we really are animals -- and from these animals has come Shakespeare. People are indeed 'miserable sinners' -- and also magnificent creatures. The author does not disguise that she is a Christian theologian whose subject is ethics, but she writes equally for non-Christians. Her invitation to the reader is: Here is a way of looking at things that I find exciting and convincing -- I hope you do too.
Helen Oppenheimer has written widely on philosophical theology and Christian ethics and has published eleven books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845400637 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845400631 |
| Title | What a Piece of Work |
| Author | Helen Oppenheimer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Imprint Academic |
| Year published | 2006-08-17 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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