From Faith to Fun
The Role of Humor in a Secular World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20207307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Heddendorf (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 142-151 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Implicit Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-9955 • E-ISSN: 1743-1697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/imre.7.2.142.56070 |
| OpenAlex | W2073659748 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
The problem of paradox, which is important in Scripture and in modern life, may be taken seriously or dismissed with humor. Humor may subvert faith in a secularized society when it is used to interpret paradox. Fun, used as a euphemism, is that form of humor which trivializes paradox with its interpretation. As a world-view, fun functions as a religion when it brings order into a world of disorder, and consistency to that which is inconsistent. The result is a culture of fun which may distort our perception of the created world and our place in it
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Euphemism · Faith · Linguistics · Perception · Secularization · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Humor Studies and Applications · Mathematics · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |