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Title: Between Heaven and Mirth By: James Martin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Vendor: HarperCollins Publication Date: 2012 | Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.31 X 0.61 (inches) Weight: 10 ounces ISBN: 0062024256 ISBN-13: 9780062024251 Stock No: WW024250 |
“Between Heaven and Mirth will make any reader smile. . . . Father Martin reminds us that happiness is the good God’s own goal for us.” —Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York
From one of America’s most beloved spiritual leaders and the New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A Pilgrimage Father James Martin, SJ, comes a revolutionary look at how you can change your life and save your spirit through joy, humor, and laughter.
Martin shares how you can strike a healthy balance between spirituality and daily life and live as a joyful believer. In Between Heaven and Mirth, he uses scriptural passages, the lives of the saints, the spiritual teachings of other traditions, and his own personal reflections to show us why joy is the inevitable result of faith, because a healthy spirituality and a healthy sense of humor go hand-in-hand with God's great plan for humankind.
Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, and author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestsellers Jesus: A Pilgrimage, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and My Life with the Saints, which Publishers Weekly named one of the best books of 2006. Father Martin is a frequent commentator in the national and international media, having appeared on all the major networks, and in such diverse outlets as The Colbert Report, NPR's Fresh Air, the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Before entering the Jesuits in 1988 he graduated from the Wharton School of Business.
Winsome and comical but also provocative and thoughtful, Martins book is a breath of fresh air for those who would take religionand themselvestoo seriously. — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Martins book suggests numerous ways to foster the strength of gracious good humor and makes a wonderful case for replacing suffering and sadness with an abundance of levity and joy. — Booklist
Between Heaven and Mirth couldnt come at a better time since both individuals and religious institutions are feeling the pressure of hard times. Joy and a playful sense of humor are great antidotes to hopelessness and helplessness. — Spirituality & Practice
Between Heaven and Mirth is delicious, well-crafted and well-paced. Martin draws on his own experience as a priest and demonstrates both a light touch and an impressive command of his subject. — Harvey Cox, the Washington Post Book World
Between Heaven and Mirth uses biblical passages, personal anecdotes and saints stories to show the importance of humor to the spiritual life. — Catholic News Service
Holy people are joyful people, Martin says. The author suggests ways that humor and laughter can be incorporated into prayer. This is a book that will make you laugh. Sprinkled throughout are many funny stories and jokes. — Christian Century
If you ever got in trouble as a child for laughing in church, prepare to be vindicated. — Scott Alessi, U.S. Catholic
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