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000797748 1001_ $$aGabelman, Josephine,$$eauthor.
000797748 24512 $$aA theology of nonsense /$$cJosephine Gabelman ; foreword by John Milbank.
000797748 264_1 $$aEugene, Oregon :$$bPickwick Publications,$$c[2016]
000797748 264_4 $$c©2016
000797748 300__ $$a1 online resource (238 pages)
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000797748 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000797748 5050_ $$aPart I. Christian Unreason -- 1. The Paradoxical -- 2. The Anarchic -- 3. The Childlike -- Part II. Celestial Nonsense -- 4. Nonsense Theology.
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000797748 520__ $$aThere is within all theological utterances something of the ridiculous, perhaps more so in Christianity, given its proclivity for the paradoxical and the childlike. Yet, few theologians are willing to discuss that consent to the Christian doctrine often requires a faith that goes beyond reason or does not exclusively identify with it. There seems to be a fear that the association of theology with the absurd will give fuel to the skeptic's refrain: "you can't seriously believe in all that nonsense" This book considers the legitimacy of the skeptic's objection and rather than trying to explain away points of logical contradiction, the author explores the possibility that an idea can be contrary to rationality and also true and meaningful. The study involves the systematic analysis of central stylistic features of literary nonsense using Lewis Carroll's famous Alice stories as exemplar. The project culminates in the setting up of a nonsense theology by considering the practical and evangelical ramifications of associating Christian faith with nonsense literature; and conversely, the value of relating theological principles to the study of literary nonsense. Ultimately, the research suggests that faith is always a risk and that a strictly rational apologetic misrepresents the nature of Christian truth--$$cPage 4 of cover.
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000797748 650_0 $$aFaith and reason$$xChristianity.
000797748 650_0 $$aParadox$$xReligious aspects$$xChristianity.
000797748 650_0 $$aNonsense literature.
000797748 650_0 $$aReligion and literature.
000797748 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aGabelman, Josephine.$$tTheology of nonsense.$$dEugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2016]$$z9781625645531$$w(OCoLC)ocn962376350$$w(DLC)  2016498647
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