The Hereticus Papers: Being Volume II of "The Collect'd Writings of St. Hereticus" ...

by Robert McAfee Brown

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664242650
• ISBN13: 9780664242657
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

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Delightful humor of St. Hereticus

Delightful St. Hereticus: "If there are similar kinds of nonsense verse nowadays, I'm unaware of them. The only contemporary versifier I can mention with appreciation is "St. Hereticus" who writes delightfully, but infrequently, for Christianity and Crisis. But for the most part, theologues today, whether in church, seminary, or divinity school don't make humor like they used to.(Hugh T. Kerr, Theology Today - Vol 32, No. 1, July 1975)Humor & American theologues: The adjective 'American' is added, since the humorous attitude of the European faithful was, at least, occasionaly felt. Even at the time of the 'Gloomy Dean,' the verses on the graduate student at Trinity who abandoned Math and took divinity was very popular. British theologians, and preacher habitually included brisk humor in their discussions, essays, and sermons. The late dean of Evanenglican scholars, F. F. Bruce, writes with a style, using subtle expressions that tickle your ribs. While touring the nave of St. Steven Cathedral, Vienna, Austria, my sons noticed engraved characters, mockingly posing on the side of the pulpit rotunda, which I was delighted to examine. The reformers, utilized humor to discredit the Roman curia, and its malpractice. Zwingli,'the peoples preacher,' controversially walked around in Zurich eating wurst, during the Catholic fasts.Hereticus Papers:This Collection of 'Hereticus Papers', presents the humorous, sometimes satirical, and always pointed observations of "St. Hereticus" on theological, ecclesiastical, and political events and foibles of the year since 'The collected writings of St. Hereticus' first appeared in 1964. The Hereticus Papers will appeal to a new generation of readers. they will respond warmly to Hereticus' willingness to take on anything or anyone as he comments on the world about us. St. Hereticus is closely identified with Robert McAfee Brown. (from the book's title page)Robert McAfee Brown:I found this theologian and teacher, one of the most versatile writers with around thirty books of a diverse selection of serious contemporary topics. An ecumenical versatile extrovert theologian who, forty years ago, witnessed and reported the break through of Vatican II , from a point of view of an analytical Protestant. His teaching and scholarly career was shared within four great theological schools, while pretending he could not keep his job in any of them!