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Laughing with God: Humor, Culture, and Transformation - Softcover

Arbuckle, Gerald A

 
9780814652251: Laughing with God: Humor, Culture, and Transformation
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0814652255 ISBN 13: 9780814652251
Verlag: Michael Glazier, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Gerald A. Arbuckle, SM, is codirector of Refounding and Pastoral Development, a research ministry, in Sydney, Australia. An award-winning author, he is internationally known for his expertise in helping church leaders minister effectively in a postmodern world. In 2011 he presented the Martin D'Arcy, SJ, Lectures at Oxford University. His many books include Healthcare Ministry; Violence, Society, and the Church; Laughing with God; Culture, Inculturation, and Theologians; and Catholic Identity or Identities?, all from Liturgical Press.

Aus dem Klappentext

When Sarah overhears God tell Abraham that she will give birth to a son, she laughs. She laughs ?to herself? at the impossibility of her, in her old age, bearing a child (Gen 18:12). But God?s ways are not Sarah?s ways; God is far more wonderful than Sarah imagines. Of course, Sarah does give birth to a son and names him Isaac, whose name means ?to laugh?: ?God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me? (Gen 21:6). Surely, the ancient audience?aware of the many incongruities in this story?did 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 laugh at Sarah as she laughs at God, and they will laugh together with Sarah and God. 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 reflect the kingdom of God. In the end, readers will want to turn the phrase, ?He who laughs last, laughs best,? into, ?They who laugh with God, evangelize best.?

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Verlag
Michael Glazier
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0814652255
ISBN 13 
9780814652251
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Anzahl der Seiten
208
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