LEADER 02970nam 2200505 450 001 9910821570403321 005 20230808201340.0 010 $a1-5326-0189-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000001032963 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4789614 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4789614 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11332358 035 $a(OCoLC)970635114 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001032963 100 $a20170216h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA theology of nonsense /$fJosephine Gabelman ; foreword by John Milbank 210 1$aEugene, Oregon :$cPickwick Publications,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (238 pages) 311 $a1-62564-553-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart I. Christian Unreason -- 1. The Paradoxical -- 2. The Anarchic -- 3. The Childlike -- Part II. Celestial Nonsense -- 4. Nonsense Theology. 330 $aThere is within all theological utterances something of the ridiculous, perhaps more so in Christianity, given its proclivity for the paradoxical and the childlike. Yet, few theologians are willing to discuss that consent to the Christian doctrine often requires a faith that goes beyond reason or does not exclusively identify with it. There seems to be a fear that the association of theology with the absurd will give fuel to the skeptic's refrain: "you can't seriously believe in all that nonsense" This book considers the legitimacy of the skeptic's objection and rather than trying to explain away points of logical contradiction, the author explores the possibility that an idea can be contrary to rationality and also true and meaningful. The study involves the systematic analysis of central stylistic features of literary nonsense using Lewis Carroll's famous Alice stories as exemplar. The project culminates in the setting up of a nonsense theology by considering the practical and evangelical ramifications of associating Christian faith with nonsense literature; and conversely, the value of relating theological principles to the study of literary nonsense. Ultimately, the research suggests that faith is always a risk and that a strictly rational apologetic misrepresents the nature of Christian truth--$cPage 4 of cover. 606 $aFaith and reason$xChristianity 606 $aParadox$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aNonsense literature 606 $aReligion and literature 615 0$aFaith and reason$xChristianity. 615 0$aParadox$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aNonsense literature. 615 0$aReligion and literature. 676 $a230 700 $aGabelman$b Josephine$01595001 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821570403321 996 $aA theology of nonsense$93915752 997 $aUNINA