For confirming that my choice to avoid David Bentley Hart’s The Beauty of the Infinite was a wise one. I’ve heard a lot about this book over the last year-and-a-half or so, and to be honest, I’ve always been a bit suspicious. Kevin’s description of Hart’s language as “Incomprehensible polysyllabic pseudo-postmodern piffle” is classic! Thanks Kevin, for saving me some money!
B”H
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Dude, read my post from a couple of days ago regarding the very first page of the book and I think you might change your mind. I would put it at the top for major works of recent theological construction and have it on order. Of course I checked out the library copy first. At least do that for me 
By: Drew on May 14, 2008
at 2:21 pm
You’re welcome, Nick Norelli!
I’ve always been suspicious myself. We can now consider our suspicions confirmed….
By: Kevin P. Edgecomb on May 14, 2008
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Drew: I’ve updated your comment with a link to your post. Amazing how you could have the polar opposite reaction from the exact same quote.
Kevin: Yes, we can. But I guess since Drew has asked a personal favor, I’m going to have to read it eventually… 
By: Nick Norelli on May 14, 2008
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[...] faith by David Bentley Hart here. Kevin Edgecomb was not quite so fond of the same passage and Nick Norelli agrees. Read Kevin’s post on it for his points. Here is my take on each of his [...]
By: Not a Book that Should Wait …Too Long That Is · Notes From Off-Center on May 14, 2008
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