TY - JOUR
T1 - Religious satire and the crucified Christ
T2 - Upsetting theological discourse
AU - Abrahamse, Jan Martijn
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - This article discusses the relationship between religious satire and Christian theology to explore the possibility of satiric theology. It takes its departure from the proclamation of the cross (cf. 1 Cor 1:27) to demonstrate that the Crucified Christ can be a source for satire. To accomplish this, Paul Simpson's analysis of satire is used to analyse the notorious crucifixion scene of Monty Python's Life of Brian. Subsequently, by way of Stanley Hauerwas's theorising of irony, it is argued that satiric theology is theology in iconoclastic fashion. Hence, satiric theology supplies alternative comical stories to estrange people from the familiar and challenge misconceptions, thereby offering a valuable contribution to theological debate and Christian practice.
AB - This article discusses the relationship between religious satire and Christian theology to explore the possibility of satiric theology. It takes its departure from the proclamation of the cross (cf. 1 Cor 1:27) to demonstrate that the Crucified Christ can be a source for satire. To accomplish this, Paul Simpson's analysis of satire is used to analyse the notorious crucifixion scene of Monty Python's Life of Brian. Subsequently, by way of Stanley Hauerwas's theorising of irony, it is argued that satiric theology is theology in iconoclastic fashion. Hence, satiric theology supplies alternative comical stories to estrange people from the familiar and challenge misconceptions, thereby offering a valuable contribution to theological debate and Christian practice.
KW - Life of Brian
KW - Satire
KW - Stanley Hauerwas
KW - Theologia crucis
KW - Theology of the cross
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U2 - 10.1163/15743012-bja10006
DO - 10.1163/15743012-bja10006
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85091077769
VL - 27
SP - 15
EP - 46
JO - R&T. Religion & Theology
JF - R&T. Religion & Theology
SN - 1023-0807
IS - 1-2
ER -