false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175703573m/547296.jpg 547296 1 In this short but stimulating work, Peter Leithart draws upon insights from history, theology, philosophy, and literature to connect two of the most glorious and unique truths of Christianity--its hopeful eschatology and its doctrine of a dynamic, personal Trinity. First, Leithart shows that the biblical view of history is essentially comic and hopeful, in contrast to the classical Greco-Roman view, which is essentially and irredeemably tragic. Then he develops the same point by examining Greek philosophy and its descendants (including postmodernism) in contrast to orthodox Trinitarian theology. Finally, he shows how the tragic and comic worldviews have been reflected in literature, with discussions of Greek epics and two Shakespearean plays. The result is a tour through three thousand years of intellectual history that celebrates the living power of orthodoxy. 534561 27 10 2006 Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, & Hope In Western Literature total:17|5:12|4:4|3:1|2:0|1:0| 17 79 35 4 4 1 false false Thu Feb 05 12:16:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 12:16:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jan 16 14:01:41 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 14:02:10 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Fri Feb 06 01:16:08 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 01:56:43 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 12 13:03:52 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 08:06:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 09:33:37 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 16:27:06 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 17:27:53 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 17:27:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 13:09:20 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 13:09:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 05:58:17 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 05:58:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 13:39:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 13:39:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jul 11 12:00:02 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 12:00:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 12:29:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 12:29:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 19:53:10 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 19:53:10 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 18 22:31:30 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 22:31:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 02 08:32:04 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 08:32:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 20:20:49 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 07:50:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 20:20:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 14 22:38:43 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 22:38:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 11 12:50:33 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 05:11:52 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 04 17:42:04 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 21:11:12 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 17:42:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 02 18:09:10 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 18:09:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 26 11:32:27 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 11:32:30 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=547296