Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor
"This book almost didn't exist. I was about to write a serious, heavy book entitled How To Save Western Civilization, as a sequel to my book How To Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss. But writing it was not making me happy, and reading it was not going to make anybody else happy either. And then I stopped just long enough for my guardian angel to squeeze through that tiny window of opportunity that I had opened up by my silence and to whisper this commonsense question into my subconscious: "Why not make them happy instead?" (Angels specialize in common sense.) 

I started thinking: Western civilization is neither healthy, happy, nor holy. Humor is all three. Humor is not only holy, it's Heavenly. And if you are surprised to be told that humor is Heavenly, you need to read this book because you reveal your misunderstanding of both humor and Heaven. If you ask, 'Is there laughter in Heaven?' my answer is: 'You can't be serious!'" 
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Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor
"This book almost didn't exist. I was about to write a serious, heavy book entitled How To Save Western Civilization, as a sequel to my book How To Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss. But writing it was not making me happy, and reading it was not going to make anybody else happy either. And then I stopped just long enough for my guardian angel to squeeze through that tiny window of opportunity that I had opened up by my silence and to whisper this commonsense question into my subconscious: "Why not make them happy instead?" (Angels specialize in common sense.) 

I started thinking: Western civilization is neither healthy, happy, nor holy. Humor is all three. Humor is not only holy, it's Heavenly. And if you are surprised to be told that humor is Heavenly, you need to read this book because you reveal your misunderstanding of both humor and Heaven. If you ask, 'Is there laughter in Heaven?' my answer is: 'You can't be serious!'" 
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Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor

Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor

by Peter Kreeft
Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor

Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor

by Peter Kreeft

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Overview

"This book almost didn't exist. I was about to write a serious, heavy book entitled How To Save Western Civilization, as a sequel to my book How To Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss. But writing it was not making me happy, and reading it was not going to make anybody else happy either. And then I stopped just long enough for my guardian angel to squeeze through that tiny window of opportunity that I had opened up by my silence and to whisper this commonsense question into my subconscious: "Why not make them happy instead?" (Angels specialize in common sense.) 

I started thinking: Western civilization is neither healthy, happy, nor holy. Humor is all three. Humor is not only holy, it's Heavenly. And if you are surprised to be told that humor is Heavenly, you need to read this book because you reveal your misunderstanding of both humor and Heaven. If you ask, 'Is there laughter in Heaven?' my answer is: 'You can't be serious!'" 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781587313189
Publisher: St. Augustine's Press
Publication date: 11/18/2022
Pages: 100
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Peter Kreeft is professor of philosophy at Boston College, and author of over a hundred books in philosophy and theology, including Socratic Logic and Jesus Shock. He is one of the most widely recognized and influential philosophers today, and certainly one of the most versatile. 

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Humor and Health 16

2 Humor and Happiness 19

3 Humor and Holiness 22

4 Humor and Truth 33

5 Humor and Goodness 41

6 Humor and Beauty 44

7 Humor and Suffering 47

8 Humor and Time 51

9 Humor and Jesus 54

Appendix: My Favorite Jokes 58

A Defense of Jokes 58

Jewish Jokes 61

Irish Jokes 63

Religious Jokes 68

Computer Jokes 75

Puns 76

Riddles 79

One-liners 79

Anal Jokes 80

Lawyer Jokes 83

Philosophical Jokes 87

Conclusion 92

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