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From Faith to Fun [electronic resource] : the Secularisation of Humour.

By: Publication details: Havertown : The Lutterworth Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780718842871
  • 0718842871
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: From Faith to Fun : The Secularisation of Humour.DDC classification:
  • 261 261.21
LOC classification:
  • BR115.H84
Online resources:
Contents:
Front cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Enter Isaac!; 2. The Power of Paradox; 3. The Technique of Humor; 4. And God Laughed; 5. Jewish Joy; 6. The Therapeutic Trend; 7. The Fun Factor; 8. Secular Fun; 9. Sacred Fun; 10. From Fun to Faith; 11. Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover.
Summary: Abraham and Sarah were presented with a paradox when God told them they would have a son in their old age. Paradox in the Old Testament plays an important part in the dialogue between God and the Jews. In the New Testament, paradox is prominent in Jesus' teaching and helps to explain the Christian understanding of salvation. Today paradox arises when religious meaning of traditional culture conflicts with secular meaning of modern culture. Heddendorf argues that a subversive quality in humour gradually replaces traditional values with new cultural meanings. The resulting humour becomes a subst.
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Front cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Enter Isaac!; 2. The Power of Paradox; 3. The Technique of Humor; 4. And God Laughed; 5. Jewish Joy; 6. The Therapeutic Trend; 7. The Fun Factor; 8. Secular Fun; 9. Sacred Fun; 10. From Fun to Faith; 11. Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover.

Abraham and Sarah were presented with a paradox when God told them they would have a son in their old age. Paradox in the Old Testament plays an important part in the dialogue between God and the Jews. In the New Testament, paradox is prominent in Jesus' teaching and helps to explain the Christian understanding of salvation. Today paradox arises when religious meaning of traditional culture conflicts with secular meaning of modern culture. Heddendorf argues that a subversive quality in humour gradually replaces traditional values with new cultural meanings. The resulting humour becomes a subst.

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