Does God Have a Sense of Humor?

Stan Pollack has delivered great stories, authentic characters and thought provoking ideas, since entering the library scene. Now this versatile writer offers a fascinating exploration at the highest level, when he seeks to answer two universal questions on a humorous, if not, hilarious basis. Is there God? If so, does

This book traces the development of religious comedy and leverages that history to justify today’s uses of religious humor in all of its manifestations, including irreverent jokes. It argues that regulating humor is futile and counterproductive, illustrating this point with a host of comedic examples. Humor is a powerful rhetorical

The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener showcases Martin Gardner as the consummate philosopher, thinker, and great mathematician that he is. Exploring issues that range from faith to prayer to evil to immortality, and far beyond, Garnder challenges the discerning reader with fundamental questions of classical philosophy and life's greater meanings.

God welcomes questions. The Bible is full of inquisitive characters with good questions. From Abrahams inquiryWill not the Judge of all the earth do right?to Marys wide-eyed, How will this be? God patiently answers the questions of sincere, searching hearts. Questions are part of the learning process, and a repeated

Humor has had a profound effect on the way the Jewish people see the world, and has sustained them through millennia of hardships and suffering. God Laughed reviews, organizes, and categorizes the humor of the ancient Jewish texts-the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, and Midrash-in a clear, readable, and accessible manner.