{"product_id":"a-splendid-wickedness-and-other-essays-paperback-1","title":"A Splendid Wickedness and Other Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Bentley Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncisive essays from a master wordsmith\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why has Don Juan become so passé of late? What's the trouble with Ayn Rand? How did the Doge of Venice come to venerate the counterfeit remains of Siddhartha Gautama? Why does the Bentley family's collection of ancestral relics include a bronzed human thumb? And what, exactly, is the story behind Great Uncle Aloysius, who was born a Quaker but died a pagan? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This collection of occasional essays brings us David Bentley Hart at his finest: startlingly clear and deliciously abstruse, coolly wise and burningly witty, fresh and timeless, mystical and concrete -- often all at once. Hart's incisive blend of philosophy, moral theology, and cultural criticism, together with his flair for both the well-told story and the well-turned phrase, is sure to delight. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Bentley Hart is an Eastern Orthodox theologian, philosopher, and cultural commentator. A regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e, Hart has also written \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of the Infinite, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAtheist Delusions\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the 2011 Michael Ramsey Prize in Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 309\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42595761946720,"sku":"9780802872647","price":57.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/TTNWVThQWWpFMU81SERNeVFxMDRvZz09.webp?v=1771588448","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-splendid-wickedness-and-other-essays-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}