Hidden Bibliographic Details
| ISBN: | 9781498290388
1498290388
1498290396
9781498290395
9781498290371
149829037X
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | This book addresses the fact that Americans tend to live under a considerable amount of stress, tension, and anxiety, and suggests that humor can be helpful in alleviating their distress. It posits that humor is a useful placebo in this regard; cites studies that show that humor moderates life stress; considers the relationship of religion and humor, especially as means to alleviate anxiety; proposes that Jesus had a sense of humor; suggests that his parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard has humorous implications for the relief of occupational stress; explores the relationship of gossip and humor; and suggests that Jesus and his disciples were a joking community. It concludes that Jesus viewed the kingdom of God as a worry-free existence.
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| Other form: | Print version: Capps, Donald. Humor us. Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2016] 1498290396 9781498290395
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