| Inventing Hell: Dante, the Bible, and Eternal Torment Contributor(s): Sweeney, Jon M. (Author), Rohr, Richard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0879465964 ISBN-13: 9780879465964 Publisher: ACTA Publications OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 |
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| LCCN: 2017950182 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 206 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This story of how Hell got "invented" is engaging, erudite, and illuminating. It could be the most important theology book you ever read. It is also hilarious. Jon Sweeney, convert to Catholicism and married to a rabbi, author of two dozen of his own religious books and editor of hundreds of others, delves into the question of Hell with intellectual curiosity, sincere faith, and good humor. He pretty much proves that it was Dante who gave us the Hell we have, and then he admonishes us to think again about the hell that exists around us every day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sweeney, Jon M.: - JON M. SWEENEY is an independent scholar, culture critic, editor, and publisher. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation and Francis of Assisi in His Own Words: The Essential Writings. He writes regularly for America and The Tablet. He is married and the father of four.Rohr, Richard: - Director of the Center for Contemplation and Action. Franciscan Friar. Author of The Divine Dance and many other books. |