In this Book
- Theology, Comedy, Politics
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
summary
What is the relevance of comedy for the global crises of late-modernity and the theological critique thereof? This book develops recent philosophical, anthropological, and psychoanalytical studies of humor to develop a theology of comedy. It argues that comedy only participates in the divine, but that it should inform our liturgical, sacramental, and ecclesial life if we are to respond to the postmodern age in which having fun is an ideological imperative of market forces.
Table of Contents
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- Series Editors
- pp. iii-vi
- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. vii-xii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- 1 The Three Elisions of Comedy
- pp. 15-66
- 2 The Metaphysics of Comedy
- pp. 67-114
- 3 Comedy and Trinity
- pp. 115-158
- 4 Comedy and Politics
- pp. 159-216
- Conclusion
- pp. 217-220
- Select Bibliography
- pp. 221-224
- Index of Names
- pp. 225-230
- Subject Index
- pp. 231-235
Additional Information
ISBN
9781506458359
Related ISBN(s)
9781506431628
MARC Record
OCLC
1112419171
Pages
120
Launched on MUSE
2019-09-16
Language
English
Open Access
No