Preaching on Laughter: The Theology of Laughter in Augustine’s Sermons
Although Augustine never wrote a treatise on laughter, a clear theology of laughter emerges from a systematic engagement with his Sermones ad populum and his Enarrationes in Psalmos. Revising previous scholarship on Augustine’s theology of laughter, this article provides extensive evidence to argue...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2015]
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Theological studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 76, Issue: 4, Pages: 742-764 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Laughter
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IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBE Anthropology |
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Summary: | Although Augustine never wrote a treatise on laughter, a clear theology of laughter emerges from a systematic engagement with his Sermones ad populum and his Enarrationes in Psalmos. Revising previous scholarship on Augustine’s theology of laughter, this article provides extensive evidence to argue that Augustine had a nuanced, sympathetic notion of laughter, understanding it as a human good subject to moral evaluation, and as a theological symbol for salvation and the triumph of Christ’s mercy over the wicked’s mockery. |
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ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563915605256 |