Puzzles
€ 36,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9781803095431 |
|---|---|
| Editora | Seagull Books London Ltd |
| Data de Publicação | 15/05/2026 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 34,81 |
| Imposto | € 2,09 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 36,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 2 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
A seminar, a sixteenth-century heretical text, and the art of slow reading—this is historical research as you’ve never seen it before. Patience Games: A Seminar on the 'Benefit of Christ' invites readers into the unpredictable world of scholarly discovery, where interpretation is not a straight path but a labyrinth of dialogue revision. At the heart of this book is a seminar held forty years ago at the University of Bologna, where students wrestled with The Beneficio di Cristo, the incendiary sixteenth-century text that questioned Church authority and championed salvation through grace alone. This is not a neatly packaged historical study, however—it is an unfiltered look at the errors and insights that emerge in the collective process of reading and debating a text. Through shifting hypotheses and the sheer unpredictability of research, Patience Games dismantles the illusion of scholarship as a sterile pursuit, revealing instead a messy, deeply human endeavor. Blending sharp analysis with wit and self-irony, the book makes a compelling case for the continued importance of slow reading—even in an age where knowledge is just a click away.