The Laughter Of Sarah

Author : Vinoth Ramachandra
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783688586

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Sarah’s Laughter by Vinoth Ramachandra Pdf

Sarah’s Laughter provides a reflection on suffering that is deeply personal and both theologically and philosophically astute. Vinoth Ramachandra draws on his distinctive positioning as a Sri Lankan Christian theologian – one who has lived and ministered in contexts shaped by the destruction of natural disasters and the violence of human evil – to confront the intellectual, moral, and political challenges posed to faith in the increasingly broken world of the twenty-first century. Yet far from being an abstract discussion of theodicy, this book is intimate and vulnerable, embracing the biblical practice of lament and inviting an authentic response to grief – one that makes space for serious doubt and profound questioning. Sharing his own ongoing journey with suffering and a questing faith, Ramachandra reminds us that lament and joy, faith and protest, clarity and ambiguity, belong together in faithful Christian discipleship. It is not in bypassing the darkness of the world, but in embracing it – in imitation of the incarnate God – that we may glimpse the new creation.

Author : C. Conybeare
Publisher : Springer
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781137370914

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The Laughter of Sarah by C. Conybeare Pdf

The laughter of delight has gone unheard in the Western tradition. This work brings new light to the notion, and has a consistent leitmotif: the delighted laughter of the matriarch Sarah in the book of Genesis, when she gives birth to her son Isaac. This laughter is "heard" through biblical commentaries and twentieth-century theorists of laughter.

Author : Terry Lindvall
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433677731

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The Mother of All Laughter by Terry Lindvall Pdf

When the superannuated biblical Sarah learned that she would give birth to a son, she burst out laughing, and that son's name-Isaac-was forever a testimony to this moment of holy mirth. In The Mother of All Laughter: Sarah & the Genesis of Comedy, Terry Lindvall argues that there is a biblical place for laughter. At times, he lets truth be obscured by a good story (as when he cites the famous Neil Armstrong/"Mr. Gorsky" urban legend as fact), but he raises important points about humor for Christians.

Author : C. Conybeare
Publisher : Springer
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781137370914

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The Laughter of Sarah by C. Conybeare Pdf

The laughter of delight has gone unheard in the Western tradition. This work brings new light to the notion, and has a consistent leitmotif: the delighted laughter of the matriarch Sarah in the book of Genesis, when she gives birth to her son Isaac. This laughter is "heard" through biblical commentaries and twentieth-century theorists of laughter.

Author : Jacqueline Jules
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing ™
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781512494211

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Sarah Laughs by Jacqueline Jules Pdf

This biblical story tells of the elderly Sarah who laughs in delight when she overhears three strangers tell her husband Abraham that he will soon become a father. When a son is born to her the following year she names him Isaac, which means laughter, and the world rejoices with her.

Author : Aviya Kushner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780385520829

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The Grammar of God by Aviya Kushner Pdf

"The author recalls how, after becoming very familiar with the Biblical Old Testament in its original Hebrew growing up, an encounter with an English language version led her on a ten-year project of examining various translations of the Old Testament and their histories, "--Novelist.

Author : Jacqueline Jules
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780822572169

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Sarah Laughs by Jacqueline Jules Pdf

The elderly Sarah laughs in delight when she overhears three strangers tell her husband Abraham that he will soon become a father, so when a son is born to her a year later, she names him Isaac, which means "laughter." Simultaneous.

Author : Frederick Buechner
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780061752520

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The Son of Laughter by Frederick Buechner Pdf

Rich in family drama, passion, and human affinity, critically acclaimed author Frederick Buechner's contemporary retelling of this captivating and timeless biblical saga revitalizes the ancient story of Jacob, delighted our senses and modern sensibilities and gracing us with his exceptional eloquence and wit.

Author : Gerald A. Arbuckle
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814683880

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Laughing with God by Gerald A. Arbuckle Pdf

When Sarah overhears God tell Abraham that she will give birth to a son, she laughs. She laughs to herself at the impossibility of her, in her old age, bearing a child (Gen 18:12). But God’s ways are not Sarah’s ways; God is far more wonderful than Sarah imagines. Of course, Sarah does give birth to a son and names him Isaac, whose name means to laugh: God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me (Gen 21:6). Surely, the ancient audience—aware of the many incongruities in this story—did laugh. But can we in modern times recover the divine humor, the paradox and promise, in this and other biblical accounts? Can we use that sacred laughter as a means to evangelize a world that longs for God every bit as much as the ancients did? In Laughing with God: Humor, Culture, and Transformation, Catholic priest and cultural anthropologist Gerald Arbuckle helps us do just that. With Arbuckle, readers will enter many rich biblical stories and come away laughing, not laughter as in response to a joke or comedy, but a profound laughter of the heart. Readers will laugh at Sarah as she laughs at God, and they will laugh together with Sarah and God. Readers will discover divine humor in the parables of Jesus and even in his suffering and death, the ultimate paradox for Christians. In addition to uncovering and recovering humor in Scripture, Arbuckle’s work is a treasure trove of modern examples of humor—from literature, movies, and television—that surprisingly can be a means of transforming cultures to better reflect the kingdom of God. In the end, readers will want to turn the phrase, He who laughs last, laughs best, into, They who laugh with God, evangelize best. Gerald A. Arbuckle, SM, PhD, is co-director of Refounding and Pastoral Development, a research ministry, in Sydney, Australia. He is internationally known for his expertise in helping church leaders minister effectively in a postmodern world. Arbuckle’s most recent books include: Confronting the Demon: A Gospel Response to Adult Bullying; Violence, Society, and the Church: A Cultural Approach; and Healthcare Ministry: Refounding the Mission in Tumultuous Times (2001 Catholic Press Association Award), all published by Liturgical Press.

Author : Peter J. A. Jones
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192581617

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Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century by Peter J. A. Jones Pdf

Towards the end of the twelfth century, powerful images of laughing kings and saints began to appear in texts circulating at the English royal court. At the same time, contemporaries began celebrating the wit, humour, and laughter of King Henry II (r.1154-89) and his martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, Saint Thomas Becket (d.1170). Taking a broad genealogical approach, Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century traces the emergence of this powerful laughter through an immersive study of medieval intellectual, literary, social, religious, and political debates. Focusing on a cultural renaissance in England, the study situates laughter at the heart of the defining transformations of the second half of the 1100s. With an expansive survey of theological and literary texts, bringing a range of unedited manuscript material to light in the process, Peter J. A. Jones exposes how twelfth-century writers came to connect laughter with spiritual transcendence and justice, and how this connection gave humour a unique political and spiritual power in both text and action. Ultimately, Jones argues that England's popular images of laughing kings and saints effectively reinstated a sublime charismatic authority, something truly rebellious at a moment in history when bureaucracy and codification were first coming to dominate European political life.

Author : Sarah-Kate Lynch
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781775537069

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Heavenly Hirani's School of Laughing Yoga by Sarah-Kate Lynch Pdf

A sparkling, moving, utterly charming new novel from the incomparable Sarah-Kate Lynch Annie Jordan never wanted to go to India: there were too many poor people and the wrong sorts of smells. But when she ends up there anyway, to her great surprise it’s not the beggars that cling to her, it’s the lessons in life — courtesy of Heavenly Hirani and her beachside laughing yoga. This endearing new novel by Sarah-Kate Lynch will reconfirm for her fans what a master she is of humour, exploring and understanding human experience and creating a vivid world around her utterly believable characters.

Author : Susan Engnerg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0517094916

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Sarah's Laughter by Susan Engnerg Pdf

Author : Susy Parker
Publisher : Pantera Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781925700251

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Saving Sarah by Susy Parker Pdf

Susy's first passion is her family, her husband and their three young children. Her second passion is helping her 9-year-old daughter, Sarah*, to live, love and laugh with ADHD. In her first book Saving Sarah: Learning to Live, Love and Laugh with ADHD Susy shares in raw, painful and honest detail, the dark side of parenting a child with ADHD but also paints the positive picture that people often don't see or understand. By sharing Sarah's story, Susy hopes to start a 'Positive ADHD movement' to remove the stigma, misunderstanding and labelling that comes with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. * Name has been changed to protect identity

Author : Brian Edgar
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718895556

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Laughter and the Grace of God by Brian Edgar Pdf

We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh, and this is true of our relationship with God. Thomas Aquinas spoke of the sin of having too little laughter as well as the danger of having too much, while Martin Luther said, ‘If you’re not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don’t want to go there.’ Having a sense of humour is essential for maturity in faith and holiness, but sadly, the role that laughter plays in life and spirituality have often been neglected. Laughter and the Grace of God restores laughter to its central place in Christian spirituality and theology by examining its role in Scripture and highlighting its presence in unexpected places, including the story of Abraham and the formation of the covenant, and the tragedy of Job. Laughter can be found in the incarnation, the resurrection, and even the crucifixion – Jesus is himself the great laugh-maker – and it is nothing less than a participation in the life and love of God.

Author : Richard J. Foster,Emilie Griffin,Renovare
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0060628723

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Spiritual Classics by Richard J. Foster,Emilie Griffin,Renovare Pdf

The Brightest Lights of the Christian Tradition St. Augustine, Thomas Merton, Fredrick Buechner, Evelyn Underhill, A.W. Tozer, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas More, Martin Luther King, Jr., Amy Carmichael, Simone Weil, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Hildegard of Bingen, John Milton, Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and more. . . From nearly two thousand years of Christian writing comes Spiritual Classcs,fifty–two selections complete with a profile of each author, guided meditations for group and individual use, and reflections containing questions and exercises. Editors Richard Foster and Emilie Griffith offer their expertise by selecting inspirational writings and including their own commentary and recommendations for further guided reading and exploration.