Satire as subject of conversation
… And Scripture?…
Some are familiar with my interest in coordinating satire with scripture. Anne Kennedy does this well in her devotional—(!)— Nailed It: 365 Readings for Angry or Worn-Out People.
I’d like to see a conversation going among Christians (pastors, theologians, podcasters, magazine or online editors and writers) about the use of scripture in satire. Ironically I don’t have that much to say about it, except maybe for here:
Following the premise that God mocks us
And here:
And perhaps:
Here is an email recently sent to friends online:
Hello, friends,
Here I am again! In this parable you will find my apology for continuing to seek a conversation centering on the use of scripture in satire. I am not one to have this public conversation with. The creativity is mine but I am not interested in explaining it. Possibly Terry Lindvall (Surprised By Laughter and God Mocks) might be someone to talk with. Witness the Babylon Bee, there must be others. But I am not suggesting a conversation with the BB. I want to clarify that it is the use of SCRIPTURE that interests me.
Thanks, (again) for your time,
- S.
That's the email I sent to persons in categories mentioned above. What do you think? Scripture in satire? Any interest in asking your friends about this?
You ask about scripture in satire, how about satire in scripture? And I'm curious, do you define satire as Crossan does: a story that attacks a world (a world constructed by a myth)? He also suggests that a parable (his primary interest in his old book, The Dark Interval: Towards a Theology of Story) subverts a world (see Luke 15 for Jesus thus subverting the Pharisaical world of works righteousness).
You always stretch me, S. Thanks.