What's So Funny About God?
A Theological Look at Humor

I love puns, Dad-Jokes, witticisms and jests, both getting and giving them. It’s a family trait. My dad was famous for such things, all told with a twinkle in his eye. And if he received his desired effect, groans and laughter, his day was made! So, my interest was piqued when I saw that Steve Wilke......more

Humor is in the eye of the beholder (or sometimes it might be the ear of the hearer). Thus, what makes one person laugh might not make the other person laugh. That's just the nature of things. I was sent a review copy of Steve Wilkens' "theological look at humor," and since Steve is a fellow Fuller......more

For the most part, Christians take themselves way too seriously. What's So Funny About God is an attempt to provide a theological rationale to combat this tendency. Wilkens, a philosopher by training, interjects humor throughout as he provides philosophical and theological riffs on faith and the Bib......more

Not what I expected but I enjoyed it. A lot of groaners and chuckles along the way, but I felt it was solid. If taken too seriously some of his points could upset some Christians, but the idea we take ourselves too seriously was something Wilkens covered. I got it from the library, but I'm going to......more

Disorganized collection of philosophical ramblings about humor in the Bible, with frequent lame and silly jokes every couple paragraphs. Big disappointment for such an interesting concept.......more