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Author : William H. Willimon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780687013845
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (138 download)
Download or read book And the Laugh Shall Be First written by William H. Willimon and published by . This book was released on 1988-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And The Laugh Shall Be First
Author : James E. Myers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780942936247
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (362 download)
Download or read book A Treasury of Religious Humor written by James E. Myers and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William H. Willimon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780687013838
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (138 download)
Download or read book And the Laugh Shall be First ; a Treasury of Religious Humor written by William H. Willimon and published by . This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, Lewis Grizzard, Thornton Wilder, Martin E. Marty, and others.
Author : Tal D. Bonham
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780805457193
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)
Download or read book The Treasury of Clean Church Jokes written by Tal D. Bonham and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1986 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ideal resources for lectures, speeches, sermons, and meetings. Lots of laughs, but never vulgar.
Author : Steve Wilkens
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830855459
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Download or read book What's So Funny About God? written by Steve Wilkens and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence, but many Christians haven't taken humor seriously. This insightful yet delightful crash course from philosopher Steve Wilkens argues that viewing Scripture and theology through the lens of humor helps us understand the gospel and avoid the pitfalls of both naturalism and gnosticism, while facilitating a humble, honest, and appealing approach to faith.
Author : Anthony J. Petrotta
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532690819
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book God at the Improv written by Anthony J. Petrotta and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asking if there is humor in any religious text might seem blasphemous to many readers. Religious texts are there to instruct us, not entertain us. Religious texts are serious works, not frivolous. However, if part of being human entails having a sense of humor, then it would be more surprising indeed for Scripture not to have humor. Humor instructs us as much as it entertains us. God at the Improv seeks to show that being religious and being humorous are not opposites, but actually work in tandem to enhance and enliven our faith and practice.
Author : Bernard Schweizer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429589662
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)
Download or read book Christianity and the Triumph of Humor written by Bernard Schweizer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of religious comedy and leverages that history to justify today’s uses of religious humor in all of its manifestations, including irreverent jokes. It argues that regulating humor is futile and counterproductive, illustrating this point with a host of comedic examples. Humor is a powerful rhetorical tool for those who advocate and for those who satirize religious ideals. The book presents a compelling argument about the centrality of humor to the story of Western Christianity’s cultural and artistic development since the Middle Ages, taking a multi-disciplinary approach that combines literary criticism, religious studies, philosophy, theology, and social science. After laying out the conceptual framework in Part 1, Part 2 analyzes key works of religious comedy across the ages from Dante to the present, and it samples the breadth of contemporary religious humor from Brad Stine to Robin Williams, and from Monty Python to South Park. Using critical, historical, and conceptual lenses, the book exposes and overturns past attempts by church authorities, scholars, and commentators to limit and control laughter based on religious, ideological, or moral criteria. This is a unique look into the role of humor and comedy around religion. It will, therefore, appeal to readers interested in multiple fields of inquiry, including religious studies, humor studies, the history of ideas, and comparative literature.
Author : Walter M. Buescher
Publisher : CSS Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788007076
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Religious Humor written by Walter M. Buescher and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive index will make this book of humor one of the most useful resources in your library. All of the key words in every story are in the index. The preacher, teacher or public speaker will have no difficulty finding the exact bit of humor needed to bring sparkle to a sermon, speech, lesson or monthly bulletin. A sampling of the contents: The world's best after-dinner speech: I'll take the check One thing you can say about an egoist: He never talks about other people. Preachers don't talk in their sleep; they talk in their parishioner's sleep. Conversation heard after church: ""Do you think Madilyn Johnson is tinting her hair?"" ""I don't know; I didn't see her."" ""Do you think that dress Mrs. Hansen was wearing should be paraded before God-fearing people of the church?"" ""I didn't notice that, either."" ""A lot of good it does YOU to go to church."" He dieted religiously: he quit snacking in church. An old Scotchman lay dying. The pastor and family gathered around his bedside. Finally the old man motioned to his grandson. When the grandson reached the bed, the old Scotchman laid his gold watch in the boy's hand. ""Grandson, how'd you like to buy a good watch?"" Walter M. Buescher began collecting jokes and bits of humor over 60 years ago. He ended up with four file drawers, some of which was published by Prentice-Hall in their book Library of Humor. During a lifetime of public speaking across the country and in his position as Sales Training Manager with an international company, Buescher drew from his file to entertain and inspire thousands in his audiences.
Author : Ken Alley P.K.
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1469756544
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (697 download)
Download or read book The Big Book of Church Humor written by Ken Alley P.K. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-10-08 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Book of Church Humor is a collection of several thousand true church foibles, faux pas, tongue twisters and typographical blunders. It also contains hundreds of hilarious Christian anecdotes from book written as long as 100 years ago. "Laughter is the best medicine" and this book proves it!
Author : Gerald A. Arbuckle
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814683886
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Laughing with God written by Gerald A. Arbuckle and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Gerald A. Arbuckle, SM, PhD, is co-director of Refounding and Pastoral Development, a research ministry, in Sydney, Australia. He is internationally known for his expertise in helping church leaders minister effectively in a postmodern world. Arbuckle’s most recent books include: Confronting the Demon: A Gospel Response to Adult Bullying; Violence, Society, and the Church: A Cultural Approach; and Healthcare Ministry: Refounding the Mission in Tumultuous Times (2001 Catholic Press Association Award), all published by Liturgical Press.
Author : Lowell D. Streiker, Ph.d.
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781493530984
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Rev. Lowell's Laughter in the House of God written by Lowell D. Streiker, Ph.d. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are nearly four hundred of Rev. Lowell's all-time favorite anecdotes, jokes, and witty comments about religion, the Bible, clergy, churches, Sunday school, and related topics. There is a full index of subjects/keywords at the end of this book.This collection will be of value to you as you meet and communicate with others—whatever your vocation may be. Laughter is a powerful force, and it is yours to use whether you are a minister, a public speaker, a teacher, a salesman, an office worker, a psychologist, or a plumber! Samuel Butler once noted that human beings are the only animals that laugh and have a state legislature. We laugh because we sense the contradictions between the way things are and the way they ought to be. The same impulse that makes us religious also makes us humorous. As every skilled communicator knows, listeners remember the humorous illustrations in a talk, a lecture, or a sermon long after they forget the other content of the address. As Isaac Asimov, author of hundreds of books and lifetime collector of humorous anecdotes, once related, “Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.” Joel Goodman remarks, “Mirth can be a major tool for insight, changing HA-HA to AHA!”The laughter encouraged by this collection is supportive of human dignity. It is life-affirming and life-giving. And it is, to borrow a word from religion, prophetic. It comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable. It ennobles our spirits and extends our love to others.And, above all, it is fun!So remember four simple words:Live Love Laugh
Author : Deacon Tom Sherdian
Publisher : ACTA Publications
ISBN 13 : 087946609X
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (794 download)
Download or read book Book of Catholic Jokes written by Deacon Tom Sherdian and published by ACTA Publications. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion is far too important to be taken seriously all the time--so says author Tom Sheridan, who in The Book of Catholic Jokes invites readers to laugh along with him and remember that faith can be--and should be--fun. Sheridan begins by discussing the importance of laughter and the relationship of humor to religion before launching into hilarious jokes. After all, Jesus said, "Unless you become like children, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven."
Author : Lowell D. Streiker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Treasury of Humor written by Lowell D. Streiker and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Treasury of Humor" is a sequel to the best-selling "An Encyclopedia of Humor" (now in its fifth printing in two years). There are almost 200 categories of topics in this fun treasury of new material, arranged alphabetically from "Advertising" and "Atheists" to "Weddings" and "Wisdom." It features everything from bumper stickers and one-liners to full-page stories. Accompanying the book is a CD-ROM" use it for fast searches or to copy and paste into a manuscript. The material is all family-rated content and is acceptable for both youngsters and adults. This is a valuable resource for pastors, speakers, and writers as well as a source of fun for families. The CD-ROM contains over 2,000 stories, jokes, and one-liners that can be searched or browsed by topic or title. It also provides a handy way to copy and paste content into other documents such as sermons, or lesson plans. "CD-ROM requires Windows 98, 95, NT, or later, 16 MB RAM, minimum 7MB hard disk space, CD-ROM drive."
Author : Barbour Publishing
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607423111
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Big Book of Church Jokes written by Barbour Publishing and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who couldn't use a good laugh these days? Well, here are hundreds of clean, good-natured jokes centered on that very important place we visit each week: church! The Big Book of Church Jokes is a brand-new collection, topically arranged into 20 sections relating to pastors, deacons, people in the pews, Sunday school, buildings and grounds, missionaries, the spiritual gifts, old-time church, weddings, funerals, heaven, and more. Plus, you'll love the quality Christian cartoons included. The Big Book of Church Jokes is perfect for personal reading enjoyment, or for sermon or speech preparation. It's a big book for a reasonable price--only $9.97!
Author : Robert Machurek
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411630165
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Humor From The Pulpit written by Robert Machurek and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-02-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent Letter: Dear Pastor Robert. As a Religious leader and broadcaster, I am always sent material that is funny, but may be overly disrespectful to God, my TV audience, or other denominations. I can honestly say that More Humor From The Pulpit is one of the most enjoyable collection of religious humor I have read in a long time. While 12 of the jokes and stories I am told are from your own writings, the rest have been passed on from minister to minister and told to congregations throughout the years. Surprisingly I found many in your book that I have not heard before. I highly recommend that all ministers and anyone else who enjoys a good laugh, to pick up their own copy.
Author : Elisha McIntyre
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350123099
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture written by Elisha McIntyre and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating perspectives from religious studies, humor studies, cultural and film studies, and theology, as well as original data from textual analysis and the voices of religious comedians, this book critically analyses the experiences of believers who appreciate that their faith is not necessarily a barrier to their laughter. It is often thought that religion and humor are incompatible, but Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture shows that humor is not only a popular means of entertainment, but also a way in which an individual or community expresses their identity and values. Elisha McIntyre argues that believers embrace their sense of humor, actively producing and consciously consuming comic entertainment that reflects their own experiences. This process is not however without conflict. The book argues that there are specific characteristics that indicate a unique kind of humor that may be called 'religious humor'. Through an examination of religious humor found in stand-up comedy, television sitcoms, comedy film and satirical cartoons, and drawing on interview data, the book outlines the main considerations that Christians take into account when choosing their comedy entertainment. These include questions about ideology, blasphemy, taboos around the body, and the motives behind the joke.
Author : David A. Peters
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761839585
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)
Download or read book The Many Faces of Biblical Humor written by David A. Peters and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Many Faces of Biblical Humor examines how the Bible writers intentionally used humor, irony, and sarcasm to argue their points concisely. This work begins with the dysfunctional families of Genesis, continues delightfully through every book of the Bible, and ends with a glorious fulfillment in Revelation. Along the way, the reader is presented humorous stories, pathetically funny characters, and poignant quips and quotes from prophets, poets, and principals. The author paraphrases each biblical text in an engaging prose that highlights the humor of that passage--humor that may not have been previously noted by the reader. Between the paraphrases, the author sets the historical and linguistic setting, allowing the reader to see how the humor (and puns) of the text enrich the biblical understanding of God's message. Also included are applications of these marvelous passages to our daily lives as we see our own foibles portrayed in the biblical characters. In many ways, this is a Bible commentary with an accent on the humorous. In another sense, it is simply a delightful book that makes the Bible come alive through the latent humor of its characters and their stories. This revised edition contains corrections of typographical errors in the first edition as well as some clarifying material to make the humor more enjoyable. For more information, visit the author's website.
