Reviews for The Origin of Paul's Religion; The James Sprunt Lectures Delivered at Union Theological Semi...

The average rating for The Origin of Paul's Religion; The James Sprunt Lectures Delivered at Union Theological Semi... based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-10-17 00:00:00 Patrick Gallagher People who watch, but don't enjoy, sports are the worst. Joe Queenan is the epitome of this type of grumpy asshole. This book makes me wish I could go back in time and keep the Phillies from winning the World Series in 2008. It's not all bad, but it is mostly bad. Like the story where Queenan gleefully recounts his desire to beat up a drunk Frenchman in Paris. Or the time when he gleefully recounts putting a little kid in his place at a basketball game. Or when he recounts telling a blind and half-deaf man at an Eagles game to turn down his radio (he does at least seem embarrassed by that episode.) Or his consistent sexism (this idea that women are incapable of understanding sports is as ridiculous as it is pervasive. Sports, even the glorious infield fly rule, are not difficult to understand.) Queenan also doesn't like sports movies (I consider this a strong indicator of a serious character defect). He doesn't even like RUDY and he's a NOTRE DAME FAN. Maybe the worst part is this sentence, about the US Open played in NY in 2002: "The rain was brutal and incessant; the grandstands were filled to overflowing with infuriating Japanese spectators who would tunnel under normal people's arms and legs to get a better view of the players;..." That's right. NORMAL people. Sheesh.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-06-27 00:00:00 Ken Shiloff I reached for this book when I realized it was about sports fans who spend their lives rooting for losing teams. And since I am a rabid fan of the Washington Redskins, the Washington Nationals, and the Chicago Clubs, I felt that I needed to investigate. Sure, it would be a walk in the park to be a fan of the New York Yankees or the Dallas Cowboys, but why do I cling to these teams that so often break my heart? It turns out that I, like so many others, have an inherent belief that the future is going to be better than the past and that the glory days are just around the corner. An easy to read and sometimes funny look at the quirks and behavioral outrages of sports fans everywhere. Unfortunately, I saw myself in some of his examples. I need to work on that.