ABSTRACT

Divine Film Comedies creates a meaningful dialogue between stories in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and comedies spanning the history of film. The text lies at the intersection of three disciplines: humor/comedy studies, film studies, and theology. Drawing on films from the silent era to the 21st century, the book highlights parallels between comedic sub-genres and sacred narratives, parables, and proverbs, illuminating a path to seeing and understanding both Scripture and film through a comic lens. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of theology and film, media, and communications.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Slapstick Comedy

chapter 3|13 pages

Adventure Comedy

chapter 4|13 pages

Romantic Comedy

chapter 5|12 pages

Screwball Comedy

chapter 6|11 pages

Musical Comedy

chapter 7|14 pages

Family Comedy

chapter 8|14 pages

Picaro Comedy

chapter 9|11 pages

Film Blanc Comedy

chapter 10|6 pages

Clergy Comedy

chapter 11|18 pages

Reductio ad Absurdum

chapter 12|6 pages

Multi-Leveled Comedy

chapter 13|10 pages

Parody

chapter 14|11 pages

Satire

chapter 15|9 pages

Dionysian/Transgressive Comedy

chapter 16|14 pages

Mockumentary

chapter |8 pages

Conclusion

Comedy, Eucharist, and Wedding Feast

chapter |6 pages

Epilogue