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Deus RI. Alegria, Humor E Riso Espiritual (2011)

by James Martin(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Sinais de Fogo

review 1: Such a great book extolling the virtue of joy which produces laughter. Going through a history of why laughter is suppressed in the church and suffusing personal and Biblical examples of joy or laughter Martin does a compelling job of showing a God who not only loves us but enjoys our presence too. I love the last few lines of the book too "Preparation for heaven forms the basis of a great deal of Christian theology...In that case why can't earthly joy, humor, and laughter be a way of preparing for a lifetime of happiness? "Martin also does a great justice to differentiating between laughter that lifts up and laughter that tears down. Obviously pointing us to the laughter that lifts us up today and how it brings sustaining joy. So thankful for the reminder that God doe... mores in fact delight in us and delights in our joy as we delight ourselves in Him.
review 2: This is a fairly good book about keeping one's spiritual focus on joy and laughter, rather than seriousness and gloom. As a Religious Studies major, a lot of the discussion was a bit below level for me, but it would be perfect for someone who doesn't study religion or is a recent convert to Roman Catholicism. I agree with other cited criticisms in that the inclusion of the other religious perspectives seem a bit thrown in, but I appreciated it from the point of view of a Catholic wishing to include more intersectionality in my own religious practice. Not quite the 'open to all faiths' that it seems to be marketed as, but as a Catholic it didn't personally bother me. Will be keeping to use in religious instruction with my future children. less

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