{"product_id":"divine-laughter-preaching-and-the-serious-business-of-humor-paperback","title":"Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarl N. Jacobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRolf A. Jacobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWill Willimon\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComedians 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.\u003cem\u003e Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor \u003c\/em\u003elooks closely at both the cultural phenomenon of stand-up comedy and theories of humor, asking what preachers can learn from both.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKarl 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. \u003cem\u003eDivine Laughter \u003c\/em\u003ebrings 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157924515975,"sku":"9781506468679","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f8f737fe4c57da2c7707fe96f2a5230e.webp?v=1733254763","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/divine-laughter-preaching-and-the-serious-business-of-humor-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}