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portada Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor
Type
Physical Book
Author
Preface by
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
152
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
23.6 x 14.0 x 1.3 cm
Weight
0.25 kg.
ISBN13
9781506468679
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Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor

Rolf A. Jacobson (Author) · Karl N. Jacobson (Author) · Will Willimon (Preface by) · Fortress Press · Paperback

Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor - Jacobson, Karl N. ; Jacobson, Rolf A. ; Willimon, Will

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Synopsis "Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor"

Comedians tend to view the world somewhat askew or askance, and that view--a kind of hermeneutical lens for discerning the comedic in daily life--serves to frame, reframe, and even de-frame reality. Preachers do the same, viewing the world askance through a theological lens of discerning God in daily life. That theological view allows one to preach hope in the face of despair, seeing the world in terms of God's justice and declaring the promise of life out of death. Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor looks closely at both the cultural phenomenon of stand-up comedy and theories of humor, asking what preachers can learn from both. Karl N. Jacobson and Rolf A. Jacobson offer preachers a means of growth in their art and an approach to reading Scripture both for its humor and through the lens of humor. The book models approaches to the biblical text that allow the Bible to be funny and that bring humor to the text. Divine Laughter brings the task of preaching into conversation with both the comedic parts of the Bible and the theological parts of the comedic, in order to bring a new kind of life to preaching. As a serious look at humor and laughter in the Bible, the book explores the theological implications of what it means if we think of God, Jesus, and even the Holy Spirit as filled with laughter. Preachers are invited to wonder at and chuckle their way through examples of God's laughter in the Bible, thinking about what that means for God's people, for the life of faith, and for preaching to God's people.

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