| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages .) |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Placebo Effect of Humor -- 2. Humor as Moderator of Life Stress -- 3. Religion and Humor: Estranged Bedfellows -- 4. Did Jesus Have a Sense of Humor? -- 5. Putting Humor to Work: The Laborers in the Vineyard -- 6. Gossip, Humor, and the Joking Community -- 7. Why the Long Face? |
| Summary |
This book addresses the fact that Americans tend to live under a considerable amount of stress, tension, and anxiety, and suggests that humor can be helpful in alleviating their distress. It posits that humor is a useful placebo in this regard; cites studies that show that humor moderates life stress; considers the relationship of religion and humor, especially as means to alleviate anxiety; proposes that Jesus had a sense of humor; suggests that his parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard has humorous implications for the relief of occupational stress; explores the relationship of gossip and humor; and suggests that Jesus and his disciples were a joking community. It concludes that Jesus viewed the kingdom of God as a worry-free existence |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wit and humor -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Wit and humor in the Bible.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- General.
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Wit and humor in the Bible
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Wit and humor -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781498290388 |
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1498290388 |
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