The Romance of the Word: One Man's Love Affair with Theology

by Robert Farrar Capon

Overview

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

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. A substantial new preface by Capon introduces the books and reveals how each fits into his own literary and spiritual landscape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802840844
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/22/1995
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

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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