Arbuckle, Gerald A. <br/><br/>
Laughing with  God :  humor, culture, and transformation / 
Gerald A. Arbuckle ; foreword by Jean Vanier. 
 - Collegeville, Minn. :  Liturgical Press,  c2008. 
 - xviii, 187 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Michael Glazier book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-179) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Defining humor, its expressions and uses -- Humor in the scriptures -- Joking and life's transitions -- Joking transitions and laughter of the heart in the Old Testament -- Transformative joking in the New Testament -- Understanding humor in cultures -- The churches and humor : reflections -- Laughing with God : transformation through humor. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814652251(paperback) 0814652255 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007044973 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wit and humor--Religious aspects--Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR115.H84  / A73 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>261.5