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What`s So Funny About God? - A Theological Look at Humor (Paperback)
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What`s So Funny About God? - A Theological Look at Humor (Paperback)
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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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