Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Prologue; Part I: Rationalist Theodicy and Its Nemesis; 2 Monists vis-Ã -vis Dualists; 3 Modified Monism: A Middle Way?; 4 The Neverending Crisis of Rationalist Theodicy; Part II: Under Construction; 5 Excursus: The Laughter of Zen; 6 The Long and Rocky Road to an Authentic Comic Vision I; 7 The Long and Rocky Road to an Authentic Comic Vision II; 8 A Stop Along the Road to Hear Three Jokes: Comedy and the Campesino; 9 End of a Road: God/Devil/Comedy; 10 Epilogue: Parting Sense and Nonsense; Selected Reading List