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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Breen, Tom. Messiah formerly known as Jesus. Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2007039747 (OCoLC)173748394 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Tom Breen |
ISBN: | 9781435632288 1435632281 9781602580190 1602580197 9781602581661 1602581665 1281125172 9781281125170 |
OCLC Number: | 212907490 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | Introduction: The Internet theologian speaks -- Everything you need to know about Christianity, minus the boring parts -- What job can teach us about dating high school girls, or Bible translations Wycliffe never intended -- Deck the halls with lawsuits -- Number one song in heaven -- A field guide to the major North American Jesuses -- A way, the truthiness, and the lifestyle -- Applying the hypostatic union to a winning zone defense -- Page-turners of the last days -- Conclusion: The further adventures of Jesus. |
Responsibility: | Tom Breen. |
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The landscape of contemporary evangelical Christianity is a complex one, but in Tom Breen it has an excellent, entertaining tour guide, especially if you find concepts like "humility" and "facts" and "necessary footnotes" to be mere annoyances in the way of good writing. Swat those gnats aside, put on a Christian t-shirt, and enjoy the brilliance. Jason Boyett, author of Pocket Guide to the Bible and Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse In this entertaining gem of religious satire, Breen, an AP journalist, skewers American Christianity from every imaginable angle. Calling himself the 'Internet Theologian,' Breen romps through the Bible, religious history, denominational differences, Halloween, contemporary Christian music and spectator sports, among other topics. Some of the book is pure silliness, but other sections achieve that elusive 'perfect storm' where humor is sharpened by raw intelligence and a keen knowledge of history and theology. Even Breen's glossary of terms is hilarious. Heck, even his endnotes are funny and not to be missed. (One says merely, 'Seriously. Wasn't Calvin a nut?') Readers seeking irreverent, laugh-out-loud musings on the sometimes ludicrous intersections between faith and pop culture will want to read this insouciant guide. -- Publisher's Weekly Read more...


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