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- Book Title
- What's So Funny about God? : a Theological Look at Humor
- Publication Name
- What`s So Funny About God? – A Theological Look at Humor
- Title
- What`s So Funny About God? – A Theological Look at Humor
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0830852670
- EAN
- 9780830852673
- ISBN
- 9780830852673
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Genre
- Religion, Humor, Philosophy
- Topic
- Topic / Religion, Christian Theology / Systematic, Religious
- Release Date
- 31/12/2019
- Release Year
- 2019
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 11.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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If you don't believe God has a sense of humor, just look in the mirror. Humor is a truly human phenomenon--crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, sociability. To the philosopher Steve Wilkens, these facts about humor are evidence that God just has to be in there somewhere. Yet many Christians, scholars and laypeople alike, haven't taken humor seriously. In What's So Funny About God? Wilkens launches an exploration of the connections between humor and many of the central topics of Christian theology. He argues that viewing Scripture and theology through the lens of humor brings fresh insight to our understanding of the gospel, helps us avoid the pitfalls of both naturalism and gnosticism, and facilitates a humble, honest, and appealing approach to faith. Wilkens turns this lens on the paradoxes of human nature, the Christian calendar, church life, and new readings of well-known biblical texts, including the book of Esther, the nativity narratives, and Jesus' own teachings. Taking into account the problems of suffering and the need for timely lament, he portrays the Christian story as one that ultimately ends in cosmic comedy. Full of wit and thoughtful jokes throughout, it's enough fun that you may not realize you're reading theology.
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Publisher
InterVarsity Press
ISBN-10
0830852670
ISBN-13
9780830852673
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038672188
Product Key Features
Book Title
What's So Funny about God? : a Theological Look at Humor
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Topic / Religion, Christian Theology / Systematic, Religious
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Religion, Humor, Philosophy
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Br115.H84w53 2019
Reviews
Mark Twain said, 'Show me someone who knows what's funny and I'll show you someone who knows what isn't.' Steve Wilkens knows what's funny, and he knows what is profound. I was so taken by this marvelous book that I read it twice; once for the jokes-- conveniently italicized --and once for his refreshing look at key theological themes. From peekaboo to punch lines, humor is a form of surprise. Can anything be more surprising than a God who exists as three, steps into human flesh, defeats death by dying--before the ultimate peekaboo of Easter morning? What's So Funny About God? is the best book I've read this year. I just wish I read more so that that would be even higher praise., Steve Wilkens is funny in many ways--but God? In this funny but also serious guide, Wilkens shows what humor is and how the Bible, theology, church folks, and yes, even God, are indeed funny. Who knew? This book is even funnier than the six-volume Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, at a fraction of the cost! You should buy it., Mark Twain said, 'Show me someone who knows what's funny and I'll show you someone who knows what isn't.' Steve Wilkens knows what's funny, and he knows what is profound. I was so taken by this marvelous book that I read it twice; once for the jokes--conveniently italicized--and once for his refreshing look at key theological themes. From peekaboo to punch lines, humor is a form of surprise. Can anything be more surprising than a God who exists as three, steps into human flesh, defeats death by dying--before the ultimate peekaboo of Easter morning? What's So Funny About God? is the best book I've read this year. I just wish I read more so that that would be even higher praise., Books that help us understand comedy better, . . . are always welcome, especially when they are highly readable and good fun. That's what Wilkens has given us in this book., From the first page to the last, this book sparkles with good humor and engaging wisdom. In smart, funny ways, Wilkens shows how humor is the ideal approach to our 'magnificently paradoxical' human condition as spiritual animals, somewhere between angels and apes. 'If you don't believe God has a sense of humor,' he writes, 'just look in the mirror.' He includes not only Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, and modern theologians but also humorists like Jim Gaffigan, Gary Larsen of The Far Side , and the writers of The Big Bang Theory . Arguing that our unique ability among animals to appreciate humor is linked to our rationality, moral sensibility, and aesthetic sense, Wilkens makes a good case for adding a fourth transcendental to the true, the good, and the beautiful--the funny. Along the way, he provides comedic interpretations of biblical books like Jonah and Esther and others in the New Testament. This is the best Christian understanding of humor to date--and by far the funniest., Steve Wilkens's What's So Funny About God? adds fresh insight to the study of religion and humor. It is playful, thought provoking, and generous with funny quotes and stories. Wilkens takes devices of humor such as incongruity, surprise, paradox, and reversal and uses them to explore theological themes and the church year, especially Christmas and Holy Week. He also opens out the funny features of the biblical stories of Abraham and Sarah, Jonah, Esther, and varied New Testament texts. The book demonstrates and invites us to new ways of thinking., Steve Wilkens is funny in many ways--but God? In this funny but also serious guide, Wilkens shows what humor is and how the Bible, theology, church folks, and yes, even God, are indeed funny. Who knew? This book is even funnier than the six-volume Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary , at a fraction of the cost! You should buy it., We Christians live between the deadly serious crucifixion and the incredibly exhilarating resurrection. One leads us to somber reflections on our mortality, injustice, and the gifts of grace and forgiveness. The other leads us to ponder immortality, to live with courage, and yes, to consider the utter hilarity of God entering death to bring life, of becoming human so we could become godly, and of telling stories (like Job, Jonah, and the parables of Jesus) so we could find the mysteries of life. Over the years of teaching the New Testament, I am convinced that humor, sometimes subtle and indirect and other times overt and direct, is found in the New Testament and can be used to enlighten our faith. It takes no imagination to consider those overhearing Jesus give it to the political and religious leaders poking one another in the ribs, and one can't read Paul's letter to Philemon and not feel the clever moves Paul makes to convince the man to welcome his runaway slave home. There it is: utterly serious dimensions of life-opening grace through the gift of humor. The funniest evening I ever had with theologians was in Baltimore, and Steve Wilkens was in the middle of it. Every pastor and professor needs to read this book, perhaps a few pages at a time before speaking to humans who can know God's ways through humor. Hilarity is the reverse side of serious., From the first page to the last, this book sparkles with good humor and engaging wisdom. In smart, funny ways, Wilkens shows how humor is the ideal approach to our 'magnificently paradoxical' human condition as spiritual animals, somewhere between angels and apes. 'If you don't believe God has a sense of humor,' he writes, 'just look in the mirror.' He includes not only Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, and modern theologians but also humorists like Jim Gaffigan, Gary Larsen of The Far Side, and the writers of The Big Bang Theory. Arguing that our unique ability among animals to appreciate humor is linked to our rationality, moral sensibility, and aesthetic sense, Wilkens makes a good case for adding a fourth transcendental to the true, the good, and the beautiful--the funny. Along the way, he provides comedic interpretations of biblical books like Jonah and Esther and others in the New Testament. This is the best Christian understanding of humor to date--and by far the funniest.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: Professional Courtesy 1. God Has to Be in There Somewhere 2. You May Not Have a Sense of Humor, but You Are Funny 3. High Holy Days, Part One: Christmas 4. High Holy Days, Part Two: Easter Interlude One: Sarah Laughed Twice 5. Seeing God on Tuesday, or Any Other Day That Ends in "Y": Extraordinary Ordinary Time 6. Going to Church with Bacon-Eaters, Dead People, and Superheroes Interlude Two: Esther as Comedy 7. Does This Eschatology Make My End Look Big? Epilogue: Laughing with God During Earthquakes Scripture Index
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2019
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2019-029423
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