Humor in the history of Christianity
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Humor w dziejach chrześcijaństwa jako element wychowania społecznego
Humor in the history of Christianity as an element of social education

Author(s): Michał Wocial
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Koninie
Keywords: the history of Christianity; humor in the Bible; Jansenism; humor and saints

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the relation between a sense of humor and Christianity.It chronologically pass through epochs and writings: the Bible, the Fathers ofthe Church, the Middle Ages, modern times and present day. The articleshows on specific examples of texts and people (most often saints), that thesense of humor was at all epochs part of Christian spirituality and cultureshaped by it. It also presents currents int theology (f.e. Jansenism), which aspireto minimize humor and joy in the life of a Christian

  • Issue Year: 4/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 131-140
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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