Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism Do You ‘Seriously Believe That’ After 9/11

Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism Do You ‘Seriously Believe That’ After 9/11

Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism presents a contemporary account of religious satire as evidenced by the modern art of stand-up comedy.Focused on the context of the post-9/11 American culture phenomenon sometimes referred to as the New Atheism - as embodied by public in......
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<p><i>Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism</i> presents a contemporary account of religious satire as evidenced by the modern art of stand-up comedy.</p><p>Focused on the context of the post-9/11 American culture phenomenon sometimes referred to as the New Atheism - as embodied by public intellectuals such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Richard Dawkins ¿ it documents the rise of comedic satire in relation to evangelical beliefs and religious dogma. Drawing on the author¿s own experience of stand-up performance, it examines the comedy of figures such as Mark Maron, Bill Maher and Ricky Gervais and presents material from interviews with comedians including Lewis Black, John Fugelsang, Leigh Ann Lord, in order to provide unique insights into some of the issues and definitions surrounding satire.</p><p>With attention to the demonstrable rise in religious satire following the events of September 11th, 2001, the author considers the clear link between this increase and the Ne
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Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism presents a contemporary account of religious satire as evidenced by the modern art of stand-up comedy.Focused on the context of the post-9/11 American culture phenomenon sometimes referred to as the New Atheism - as embodied by public intellectuals such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Richard Dawkins – it documents the rise of comedic satire in relation to evangelical beliefs and religious dogma. Drawing on the author’s own experience of stand-up performance, it examines the comedy of figures such as Mark Maron, Bill Maher and Ricky Gervais and presents material from interviews with comedians including Lewis Black, John Fugelsang, Leigh Ann Lord, in order to provide unique insights into some of the issues and definitions surrounding satire.With attention to the demonstrable rise in religious satire following the events of September 11th, 2001, the author considers the clear link between this increase and the New Atheist movement, exploring shared themes and presence at specific events, such that stand-up comedy represents the Avant Garde of the New Atheists.

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Er du nysgjerrig på hvordan stand-up komedie har utviklet seg som et kraftig verktøy for kritikk av religiøse dogmer i lys av New Atheism? "Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism – Do You ‘Seriously Believe That’ After 9/11" er boken for deg! Den gir en dybdeanalyse av hvordan komikere har påvirket og formet debatten rundt religion etter 11. september, med en særligt fokus på den amerikanske kulturen.

Hva kan du forvente av denne boken?

  • Dybdeintervjuer: Innblikk fra toppkomikere som Bill Maher og Ricky Gervais gir en unik forståelse av temaene som preger ny ateisme.
  • Historisk kontekst: Forstå hvordan 9/11 har forandret komedielandskapet og bidratt til en økning i religiøs satire.
  • Avant-garde perspektiv: Boken argumenterer for at stand-up komedie fungerer som en viktig plattform for New Atheist

Hva gjør dette verk unikt?

Forfatteren kombinerer sin egen erfaring som stand-up komiker med grundig forskning, noe som gir leserne både teoretisk kunnskap og praktiske innblikk. Boken analyserer hvordan moderne komikere utfordrer evangeliske trosretninger og religiøse dogmer gjennom humor.

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Hvis du er interessert i religion, komedie og samfunnskritikk, er "Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism" en uunngåelig lesning. Perfekt for studenter, akademikere, og alle som ønsker å forstå kompleksiteten bak tro og humor i dagens samfunn. Ta del i diskusjonen om hvorvidt vi virkelig ‘seriøst kan tro’ etter slike livsforandrende hendelser!

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