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The Romance of the Word

One Man's Love Affair with Theology
  • ISBN-13: 9780802840844
  • Publisher: EERDMANS TRADE
    Imprint: EERDMANS TRADE
  • By Robert Farrar Capon
  • Price: AUD $57.99
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  • Local release date: 22/02/1995
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 384 pages Weight: 563g
  • Categories: Christian theology [HRCM]
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This wonderful trilogy again makes available three of Robert Farrar Capon's sought-after early works: An Offering of Uncles, The Third Peacock, and Hunting the Divine Fox. Brought together under one cover to stand as a kind of 'theological trinity, ' the books in this volume each offer a refreshingly different take on key theological issues.
Robert Farrar Capon (1925-2013) was an Episcopal priest and prolific author. Over the course of his career, he held a variety of roles, including parish priest at Christ Church in Port Jefferson, dean of the George Mercer Jr. Memorial School of Theology, assistant to the rector at St. Luke's Church in East Hampton, and canon theologian to the Episcopal Bishop of Long Island. His many books included The Supper of the Lamb, The Fingerprints of God, and The Foolishness of Preaching.
The New York Times Book Review On The Third Peacock: "Capon will help many readers past some of the roughest bumps on the road to examining 'the problem of evil' and 'the goodness of God' -- thus making life a bit more endurable." The Christian Century On Hunting the Divine Fox: "Many religious writers have turned again to emphasizing the love of God over dogma and morality, and while the message has been welcome it has often been delivered flatly or simplistically. Father Capon excels in that he has his pack of theological hounds come at their quarry from all sides, with many kinds of images, mind-bending, rib-tickling. Theology, he says, is a word game, the most serious word game of all, and he plays it very well indeed." -- The New York Times Book Review
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