John Portmann

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John Portmann is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. He studied philosophy at Yale and Cambridge Universities. He is the author of When Bad Things Happen to Other People (2000), Sex and Heaven (2003), and A History of Sin (2007).

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In Defense of Sin (2001) 70 Exemplare

When Bad Things Happen to Other People (1999) 60 Exemplare

A History of Sin: How Evil Changes, But Never Goes Away (2007) 10 Exemplare

Sex and Heaven: Catholics in Bed and at Prayer (2003) 8 Exemplare

Bad for Us. The Lure of Self-Harm. (2004) 7 Exemplare

A history of sin : its evolution to today and beyond 4 Exemplare

Catholic Culture in the USA: In and Out of Church (2009) 4 Exemplare

The Ethics of Sex and Alzheimer's (2013) 4 Exemplare

Women and Gay Men in the Postwar Period (2016) 4 Exemplare

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Gebräuchlichste Namensform: Portmann, John
Rechtmäßiger Name: Portmann, John Edward
Andere Namen: Portmann, John E.
Geburtstag: 1963
Geschlecht: male
Nationalität: USA
Ausbildung: University of Virginia (PhD)
University of Cambridge (MPhil)
Yale College (BA)
Berufe: scholar of religion
academic
Organisationen: University of Virginia (PhD|1995)

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In Defense of Sin von John Portmann

received as a gift, didn't find its discussions very compelling

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In Defense of Sin von John Portmann

Who would ever think a book about sin could be tedious? Especially when it compiles such brilliant minds as Oscar Wilde. Yes, in fact, the editor managed to find the most tedious thing he could of Oscar Wilde's, probably so he didn't spoil the whole tenor of the book. I plugged forward, thinking surely in a book of this nature, with the wonderful minds he had assembled, the tedium was only temporary; alas, I was mistaken, and wasted a few good hours of my life. I don't imagine too many people come through this book with any better philosophical concept of why sin might not be so terrible than when they started. Ho hum. Don't waste your time.… (mehr)