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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.

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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)

There Once Was a Serpent – A History of Theology

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      Publisher: Collective Ink
      Publication Date: 28/05/2010
      ISBN13: 9781846942969, 978-1846942969
      ISBN10: 1846942969
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      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)

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