ABSTRACT
A viable postmodern theology will be created neither by those who have completely withdrawn from the modem world nor by those who have affirmed it unconditionally. The task of a postmodern theology is to recover the essential purpose of Christianity, a conscious means of personal self-discipline and of social control. Religion in the Secular City provides a helpful apperceptive mass for approaching and understanding Harvey Cox's Feast of Fools, his major contribution to the theory and practice of Christian comedy. The writings of Harvey Cox contribute much to a trialectic of God/Devil/Comedy. Unfortunately, The Feast of Fools leaves him with a problem of his own making: the relation between comedy and history, with special reference to Christology. True, justice is not equatable with comedy, as comedy is not equatable with justice. So, justice is a crucial ingredient in any recipe for authentic comedy.
