The comic vision and the Christian faith: A celebration of life and laughter

By M. Conrad Hyers and Conrad Hyers

Book Overview

Is comedy an inconsequential part of life, useful primarily for relaxation and escape? Conrad Hyers asserts that comedy is central to all aspects of existence. In The Comic Vision and the Christian... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0829804404
• ISBN13: 9780829804409
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Pilgrim Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

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Laughing with God

Is comedy and inconsequential part of life, useful primarily for relaxation and escape? Conrad Hyers asserts that comedy is central to all aspects of existence. Here he offers the first detailed study of the special significance of comic and religious themes to show that the comic tradition enriches and informs as well as entertains. Maintains that comedy has its own mythology. Looks at an array of comic figures-- jesters, clowns, fools, tricksters, humorists, comedians, etc. Show how they have given meaning to the major issues humankind has faced. Hyers is a Presbyterian pastor and professor of religion at Gustavus Adophus College.