Call number
241.3 ZMI
Status
Available
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Pages
289
Description
The latest installment of the Bad Catholic's Guides examines the greatest threats to the virtuous life--the seven deadly sins. Theological and historical insights, tongue-in-cheek vignettes of history's greatest saints and sinners, and cringe-inducing quizzes entice readers to tally their scores on the virtue and vice index and calibrate to what degree they have imperiled their immortal souls. Andy Warhol, Ayn Rand, and Mother Angelica are invoked as exemplars of the best and worst of human behavior, while a heady blend of serious theology and pointed satire--punctuated by trivia, charts, and vignettes--brings theology into sharp, hilarious relief, and demonstrates that religious education need not be boring.
Publication
The Crossroad Publishing Company (2010), 289 pages
ISBN
082452585X / 9780824525859
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LibraryThing member graffitimom
This book takes a look humorous look at the seven deadly sins while providing insights and examples of the sins in practice today. There are books and films recommended for further investigation as well as quizzes to see how you stand in reference to each sin. Sometimes I enjoyed reading the book,
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while, at other times, it seemed to drag a bit. I would not recommend it to someone new in the faith or to someone investigating it, but rather to someone with a good background knowledge and the ability to discern when the writer is being humorous and when the sin is accurately described. Show Less
LibraryThing member judithrs
The Bad Catholic’s Guide to the Seven Deadly Sins. John Smirak. 2010. I have to agree with the author, Robert Spencer whose blurb or this book states the following: “Reading this guide is to the seven deadly sins is the most fun you can have without actually committing them!” Smirak freely
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using quotes from Thomas Aquinas to Ayn Rand and Mao to illustrate the sins and the corresponding virtues. He takes on Freud, Planned Parenthood, Ayn Rand and numerous others. I found the book fun to read and very interesting. However, the book showed some very careless editing. In the chapter on Lust, he writes about a low-budget comedy that shows the emptiness of a sexless marriage and says the name of it is Unscrewed, but the picture of movie case shows the title as Screwed. It makes me wonder if there are more errors that I missed. Show Less