The history of Christian theology can be a daunting field for undergraduate students, who see neither the need for--nor the relevance of--rummaging through Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, or Tillich's dry texts. Yet undergraduates pose lively religious questions, and most religious colleges require introductory courses on the Christian tradition. 
This people-friendly volume, a full-scale reader in theological history, offers a non-threatening, occasionally humorous entrance into central texts from the Apostolic Fathers to Mary Daly. Highly accessible introductions to six periods precede brief introductions to, and texts from, forty-four key thinkers. Each is followed by reflection questions for the student to undertake that relate to personal, religious, and social topics. Incarnation, soteriology, spirituality, challenges to the institutional church, and sacraments are the key themes that re-emerge in each period. Some fifty cartoons lighten the presentation and soften some of the seriousness of the texts. 
Texts from these theologians are highlighted: Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, Tertullian, Origen of Alexandria, Arius, Athanasius, Ecumenical Councils and Creeds, Augustine of Hippo, Pseudo-Dionysius, John Scotus Erigena, Anselm of Canterbury, Peter Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, Johannes Meister Eckhardt, Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, Thomas Kempis, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Schleiermacher, David Friedrich Strauss, Soren Kierkegaard, Albrecht Ritschl, Adolf von Harnack, Rudolf Otto, Rudolf Bultmann, Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Gustavo Gutirrez, Mary Daly, Letty Russell, Regina Coll, James Cone, and Cornel West.

A Journey Through Christian Theology

Religion & Spirituality

Richard L. Diesslin

William P Anderson

Christian Books & Bibles

Fortress Press

KNOTS scouting cartoons have appeared monthly on the website of the U.S. Scouting Service Project, in the daily newspaper of the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree, and elsewhere. Now they are all in one full-color, glossy paperback book with over 150 cartoons.  The original KNOTS or Not concept was to have fun with silly situations that you would NOT do or find in scouting (sort of humorous opposites). Very quickly it evolved into a more general cartoon format ... sometimes nots and sometimes just silliness. Even so the name remains and is sometimes shortened to KNOTS.

KNOTS Cartoons, Celebrating the Fun in Scouting

Diesslin Press

This is the full-color paperback deluxe edition of Out to Lunch Animal Cartoons.This book takes an exclusive look at OTL animal cartoons, featuring over 155, including some bonus cartoons from some of my other projects (KNOTS Scout cartoons and the Cartoon Old Testament and Cartoon Gospels).The idiom "Out to Lunch" (OTL) means crazy or out of touch with the reality, so that seemed a fitting strip name for my single-panel general comic. OTL cartoons have been around for more than a decade in various forms and various media including newspapers, magazines, on the internet at the-cartoonist.com and on merchandise. If you haven't heard of them before, that's not surprising since the plethora of media outlets still only reach a limited audience. Hopefully you'll see them more and more in the future and you can find them weekly at the-cartoonist.com. Out to Lunch cartoons are now syndicated and appear in Funnies Extra! papers across the country as well as in more and more newspapers, so hopefully you'll have a chance to see them in their native habitat.Here are some burning questions about animals you might find answered in this book ...What's an aardvark worth on the black market? Is there a vampire generation gap?Can vampires use their cell phones in flight?Do bear bags really work?If the early bird gets the worm, what does the late bird get?Do beavers have bad days?What's the Trace Adkin's Diet?What happens if the Coyote sued ACME?How do bugs celebrate Mother's Day?Do buzzards like greenbean casserole and pizza?Do animals like car rides?What's the real inspiration for bagpipes?Do cats go to heaven?Can a cat hibernate?Do cats like privacy?What is a cow's favorite winter Olympic event?What can your order at McBessies?Can you milk a bull?Why don't people like cow pies?What game do cows like to play?Do crocodiles really rock?What do alligators eat for dinner?Do dogs have access to answering machines?Can Lassie help Timmy in rehab?What are some of the problems with discounted airfares? Can you teach a dog to fetch Pizza?Why don't elephants like computers?Do fish ever graduate?If a princess kisses a frog will it really turn into a handsome prince?Do lions like Father's Day?How smart do you need to be to track an elephant?Why don't ostriches like eating at fancy restaurants?... and much, much more .....

Out to Lunch Animal Cartoons Deluxe Edition

Comics & Graphic Novels

Comic Strips

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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