Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture write by Elisha McIntyre. This book was released on 2018-01-25. Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Incorporating perspectives from religious studies, humor studies, cultural and film studies, and theology, as well as original data from textual analysis and the voices of religious comedians, this book critically analyses the experiences of believers who appreciate that their faith is not necessarily a barrier to their laughter. It is often thought that religion and humor are incompatible, but Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture shows that humor is not only a popular means of entertainment, but also a way in which an individual or community expresses their identity and values. Elisha McIntyre argues that believers embrace their sense of humor, actively producing and consciously consuming comic entertainment that reflects their own experiences. This process is not however without conflict. The book argues that there are specific characteristics that indicate a unique kind of humor that may be called 'religious humor'. Through an examination of religious humor found in stand-up comedy, television sitcoms, comedy film and satirical cartoons, and drawing on interview data, the book outlines the main considerations that Christians take into account when choosing their comedy entertainment. These include questions about ideology, blasphemy, taboos around the body, and the motives behind the joke.
Book Review. Elisha McIntyre, Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture
Book Review. Elisha McIntyre, Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Book Review. Elisha McIntyre, Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture write by Marie-Therese Mäder. This book was released on 2020. Book Review. Elisha McIntyre, Religious Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Religion and Humour
Religion and Humour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and Humour write by David Feltmate. This book was released on 2024-05-08. Religion and Humour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This timely and lively introduction to exploring the intersection of religion and humour evaluates existing scholarship and methodologies within the field, arguing for a culturally critical approach to the study. Hinged on a qualitative sociological framework, this book asks questions about the construction, presentation, and purpose of humour in religious contexts. It is broken down by theoretical approach, with chapters covering: a “comparative religions” approach; a theological approach; how social sciences offer us useful tools for research; and a review of existing theoretical models. As the first volume to introduce the field of religion and humour, this engaging book is essential reading for students approaching the topic for the first time, and for anyone with an interest in related fields such as religion and popular culture and humour studies.
God's Comics
God's Comics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook God's Comics write by Elisha McIntyre. This book was released on 2014. God's Comics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Laughing with God
Laughing with God - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Laughing with God write by Gerald A. Arbuckle. This book was released on 2015-03-15. Laughing with God available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When Sarah overhears God tell Abraham that she will give birth to a son, she laughs. She laughs to herself at the impossibility of her, in her old age, bearing a child (Gen 18:12). But God’s ways are not Sarah’s ways; God is far more wonderful than Sarah imagines. Of course, Sarah does give birth to a son and names him Isaac, whose name means to laugh: God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me (Gen 21:6). Surely, the ancient audience—aware of the many incongruities in this story—did laugh. But can we in modern times recover the divine humor, the paradox and promise, in this and other biblical accounts? Can we use that sacred laughter as a means to evangelize a world that longs for God every bit as much as the ancients did? In Laughing with God: Humor, Culture, and Transformation, Catholic priest and cultural anthropologist Gerald Arbuckle helps us do just that. With Arbuckle, readers will enter many rich biblical stories and come away laughing, not laughter as in response to a joke or comedy, but a profound laughter of the heart. Readers will laugh at Sarah as she laughs at God, and they will laugh together with Sarah and God. Readers will discover divine humor in the parables of Jesus and even in his suffering and death, the ultimate paradox for Christians. In addition to uncovering and recovering humor in Scripture, Arbuckle’s work is a treasure trove of modern examples of humor—from literature, movies, and television—that surprisingly can be a means of transforming cultures to better reflect the kingdom of God. In the end, readers will want to turn the phrase, He who laughs last, laughs best, into, They who laugh with God, evangelize best. Gerald A. Arbuckle, SM, PhD, is co-director of Refounding and Pastoral Development, a research ministry, in Sydney, Australia. He is internationally known for his expertise in helping church leaders minister effectively in a postmodern world. Arbuckle’s most recent books include: Confronting the Demon: A Gospel Response to Adult Bullying; Violence, Society, and the Church: A Cultural Approach; and Healthcare Ministry: Refounding the Mission in Tumultuous Times (2001 Catholic Press Association Award), all published by Liturgical Press.
