Surprised By Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0785276890 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 422 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Euthyphro said Not a funny book.. The WarningSurprised by Laughter is not a funny book. It might be well to add to the subtitle A Serious Look atThe buyer would at least have some cave emptor before finding himself holding a very unfunny book about a hilarious man. This would have the added benefit of reflecting the author'. Surprised is rightbut not by laughter David Santos 35 pages into it and I still had no idea what I was reading. As much as I love to read, I forget at times that I have A.D.D I had trouble getting into the book. The book is about CS Lewis and how he views comedyor how the author thinks CS views comedy, whatever. I'm a self proclaimed comedi. B. Barden said Very deep look at Lewis's view of laughter, humor, joy. Personally, reading the description did not prepare me for this book. The scope of the book is somewhat touched on when it says "a highly amusing and deeply meaningful journey" on the back cover of the book but perhaps the sentence should have been in bold, italicized and perhaps in a large
Lewis Chair of Communication and Christian Thought at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia. Previously he taught at Duke University's Divinity School and was the Walter Mason Fellow of Religious Studies at The College of William and Mary. . S. Terry Lindvall is C. He is the author of Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. He is the former pre
. About the AuthorTerry Lindvall is C. He is the former president of Regent University, where he was professor of film and communication and the arts and held the Distinguished Chair of Visual Communication. He is the author of Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis Chair of Communication and Christian Thought at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia. Lewis;The Mother of All Laughter: Sarah and the Genesis of Comedy;and The Silents of God: Selected Issues and Documents in Silent American Film and Religion, 1908-1926, among other works. Previously he taught at Duke University's Divinity School and was the Walter Mason Fellow of Religious Studies at The College of William and Mary. S
It was this humor which broke down a pastoral barrier with his readers allowing him to effectively touch so many lives.. An atheist from childhood, he became a Christian as an adult and eventually gained international acclaim as a respected theologian. Lewis possessed a spirit of individuality. Far from being a staid theologian, Lewis exhibited a refined sense of humor in his letters, essays, speeches, and books. All his life, C.S