Divine Laughter

Divine Laughter
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Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Total Pages : 169
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ISBN-10 : 9781506468679
ISBN-13 : 1506468675
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Book Synopsis Divine Laughter by : Karl N. Jacobson

Download or read book Divine Laughter written by Karl N. Jacobson and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors look closely at both the cultural phenomenon of stand-up comedy and theories of humor, asking what preachers can learn from both. 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.


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