Summon's Christian Miscellany

Summon's Christian Miscellany
Author: Parminder Summon
Publisher: Doubleday Religion
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2006-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780385516105

In this amusingly informative collection of unexpected facts, curiosities, and trivia, Summon takes a lighthearted journey through Christian history and culture and discloses the funny, obscure, and sometimes bizarre things they never teach in Sunday school. (Biblical Studies)

Summon's Bible Miscellany

Summon's Bible Miscellany
Author: Parminder Summon
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2006
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 080283390X

At more than 60 million copies sold worldwide per year, the Bible is by far the world's bestselling book. A whole encyclopedia of facts, figures and amazing stories has built up around the Bible around the world. Parminder Summon collects and presents the best of this information in "Summon's Bible Miscellany." Collected over many years, this whimsical volume is replete with stories and lists that organize the bible in surprising ways. From the plagues in Egypt to the miracles of Jesus, Summon takes readers on a journey past the familiar, the unfamiliar, and the amazing. While it may not break the Bible's sales records, "Summon's Bible Miscellany" will enlighten, amuse and encourage all who treasure this fascinating and ancient book.

Summon's Miscellany of Saints and Sinners

Summon's Miscellany of Saints and Sinners
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Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2005
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781853116674

Which saint is the one to call on when you've lost your keys? Which hairdresser was beatified? What might the Fourteen Holy Helpers do for you, and why are so many beers named after monasteries? On the other side of the coin, who makes it on to the list of the world's 10 worst dictators and who doesn't? Who sold the Eiffel Tower as scrap metal and which circle of hell do flatterers end up in? An entertaining and illuminating guide to the best and worst of human nature.