There Once Was a Serpent: A History of Theology in Limericks

by Richard Kieckhefer

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 through to the Reformation, and on to Karl Barth and Paul Tillich. If all of this seems unfamiliar, the accompanying text should...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846942969
• ISBN13: 9781846942969
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Circle Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 9.0"