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Laughing With God

Humor, Culture, and Transformation

  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: Liturgical Press
  • 15.4 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm

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When Sarah overhears God tell Abraham that she will give birth to a son, she laughs. Of course, Sarah does give birth to a son and names him Isaac, whose name means "to laugh." But can we in modern times recover the divine humor, the paradox and promise, in this and other biblical accounts? Can we use that sacred laughter as a means to evangelize a world that longs for God every bit as much as the ancients did? In Laughing with God: Humor, Culture, and Transformation, Catholic priest and cultural anthropologist Gerald Arbuckle helps us do just that. With Arbuckle, readers will enter many rich biblical stories and come away laughing, not laughter as in response to a joke or comedy, but a "profound laughter of the heart." Readers will discover divine humor in the parables of Jesus and even in his suffering and death, the ultimate paradox for Christians. In addition to uncovering and recovering humor in Scripture, Arbuckle's work is a treasure trove of modern examples of humor-from literature, movies, and television-that surprisingly can be a means of transforming cultures to better refl ect the kingdom of God.
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  • Author

    Gerald A. Arbuckle

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Liturgical Press

  • Published

    March 2008

  • Weight

    284g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15.4 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780814652251

  • ISBN-10

    0814652255

  • Eden Code

    1162128

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