- David F. Wells
As some of you know, I've been converting a message series I taught called "Old School Jesus" into a book. One of the joys in this process is transferring my typical sarcastic asides in preaching into sarcastic footnotes. Here's one I just wrote I felt like sharing:
"I am halfway convinced that Oprah Winfrey herself is responsible for the hamartological bankruptcy of Middle American culture. If you don’t know what hamartological means, it’s okay. I only halfway believe this theory, so it’s not that important."
In an earlier chapter I was being cheeky and long-winded and was footnoting definitions of some terms. In the final ranty lines, I made up a German theological term, which I footnoted: "This one I just made up."
This is a fun book to write. :-)
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I can't wait to read the advanced copy! (cough - ADVANCED COPY - cough)
Hamartological???? You're right. My vocabulary is bankrupt in relation to that term.
It's not in my computer dictionary either. Maybe computers are responsible for the whatever-kind-of bankruptcy you're talking about?
[De digs down in his increasingly faulty memory . . .]
Hamartological - is it something about the study of sin?

I'm a huge fan of sarcastic footnotes! Thanks for sharing :)