eBook - ePub
Light Theology and Heavy Cream
The Culinary Adventures of Pietro and Madeline
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
Robert Farrar Capon is well known as the author of the modern classic The Supper of the Lamb ("awesomely funny, wise, beautiful, moving, preposterous," said The New York Times) and other acclaimed books such as Genesis, the Movie. In Light Theology & Heavy Cream: The Culinary Adventures of Pietro & Madeleine, Capon returns to the kitchen to present a spirited collection of pieces he describes as "culinary and theological snack food." Providing significant nutritive value in terms of both cooking and thinking, Capon offers them "as a lark." The protagonists of this endeavor are Pietro and Madeleine, a husband and wife with clear resemblances to the author and his wife, Valerie. With Capon's signature wit and precision, Pietro and Madeleine explore such diverse topics as creativity, addiction, televangelism, spirituality, the correct way to slice a leg of lamb, and the virtues of diners.
"Given the irony of a God who saves the world by foolishness and weakness," Capon writes, "and the hilarity by which he gives us corn, wine, and oil-not to mention his wonderfully two-faced creatures such as butter, salt, tobacco, and pork fat-this is no world in which to land on one side of a paradox." Nibbling away on Light Theology & Heavy Cream is to encounter an author who has "always been perfectly substantial and perfectly silly at the same time," but here "propels himself faster and farther in both directions."
"You challenge me to match the sum total of the world's miseries with a fast, but then you complain that I fall short because I have eaten lobster instead of beetles or something. Why, I could starve myself stone cold to death and still fall short. To use your very own argument, the world's miseries are tractable only to God's grace, not my merits. A lobster, obediently ingested, can remind me of that as well as anything else, eaten or not eaten, on the same principle."
-from the first chapter
"Given the irony of a God who saves the world by foolishness and weakness," Capon writes, "and the hilarity by which he gives us corn, wine, and oil-not to mention his wonderfully two-faced creatures such as butter, salt, tobacco, and pork fat-this is no world in which to land on one side of a paradox." Nibbling away on Light Theology & Heavy Cream is to encounter an author who has "always been perfectly substantial and perfectly silly at the same time," but here "propels himself faster and farther in both directions."
"You challenge me to match the sum total of the world's miseries with a fast, but then you complain that I fall short because I have eaten lobster instead of beetles or something. Why, I could starve myself stone cold to death and still fall short. To use your very own argument, the world's miseries are tractable only to God's grace, not my merits. A lobster, obediently ingested, can remind me of that as well as anything else, eaten or not eaten, on the same principle."
-from the first chapter
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Light Theology and Heavy Cream by Robert Farrar Capon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Christian Denominations. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: A Word from the Stars of This Production
- 1 Fast Shuffle
- 2 Fortune Smiles
- 3 Hands On
- 4 Creativity
- 5 No Job at All
- 6 Simple Dictation
- 7 Unlocking the Mystery of Menus
- 8 Mystery Train
- 9 The Secret Cream Club
- 10 Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger
- 11 Ax Me No Sinners
- 12 Resurrecting Fannie Farmer
- 13 The Great Zucchini
- 14 From the Woodshed
- 15 Held in Contempt
- 16 Angelique Bedeviled
- 17 Angelique Diabolique
- 18 Mr. Ewing Goes to Washington
- 19 Thirty-two Pounds of Pork
- 20 Banishing the Blues With a Red Sauce
- 21 The Short and Long of It
- 22 Carlo the Crass
- 23 Ockham’s Razor
- 24 Dinner in the Diner
- 25 Spirituality
- 26 The Final Hampton