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Is Humor ever Harmful?

"There is a great proverb that says, 'Like the man who says," Was I not joking," is like shooting arrows in a friend. You excuse your behavior by saying ' Was I not joking'," says Terry Lindvall as he unravels more on Is humor ever harmful?  in this session. Discover new insights  and understand this well in this three part main talk plus a five question and answer part in this audio series.

This resource is part of a series on If C.S. Lewis Met Stephen Colbert: Thoughts About Humor, Culture and Joy. Click here to listen to the full series.


Terry Lindvall

Terry Lindvall is the C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in Communication and Christian Thought, and Professor of Communication at Virginia Wesleyan College. He is known as an engaging, thoughtful and humorous speaker. He is a C.S. Lewis scholar and expert in American film and media, seeking to see how theology and film can intersect. He is the author of several books including, Surprised By Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis. He has served as a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain and has taught at Wheaton College, The College of William and Mary, and served as President of Regent University. Lindvall earned his MDiv at Fuller Seminary and PhD at University of Southern California.  

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