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A Splendid Wickedness and Other Essays

by Hart, David Bentley

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Incisive essays from a master wordsmith

Why has Don Juan become so passé of late? What's the trouble with Ayn Rand? How did the Doge of Venice come to venerate the counterfeit remains of Siddhartha Gautama? Why does the Bentley family's collection of ancestral relics include a bronzed human thumb? And what, exactly, is the story behind Great Uncle Aloysius, who was born a Quaker but died a pagan?

This collection of occasional essays brings us David Bentley Hart at his finest: startlingly clear and deliciously abstruse, coolly wise and burningly witty, fresh and timeless, mystical and concrete -- often all at once. Hart's incisive blend of philosophy, moral theology, and cultural criticism, together with his flair for both the well-told story and the well-turned phrase, is sure to delight.

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  • Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishin Brand
  • Jun 29, 2016 Pub Date:
  • 9780802872647 ISBN-13:
  • 0802872646 ISBN-10:
  • English Language
  • 9 in * 0.78 in * 6 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: