Dear all, I wanted to let everyone know about a new book which has just been published by Jacob Myers: Myers, J. (2022) Stand-Up Preaching: Homiletical Insights from Contemporary Comedians. Eugene: WI

Hi all, I wanted to bring to your attention the following book that has just been published: Humour in the Beginning: Religion, humour and laughter in formative stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism

A few weeks ago, the proceedings of a conference on religion, humour and laughter in formative stages of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Judaism have been published (Humour in the Beginning). Since

‘Putting the Fun Back into Fundamentalism’: Toying with Islam and Extremism in Comedy' from the new book Muslims and Humour - Essays on Comedy, Joking, and Mirth in Contemporary Islamic Contexts edite

Dear All, Apologies for the self-promotion! Some of you may be interested in the publication of our new co-edited volume on Muslims and Humour: Essays on Comedy, Joking, and Mirth in Contemporary Isla

Hi, All, A new book on humor and the Bible is coming out in July. It’s written by a Hebrew Bible scholar and Lutheran pastor—they are brothers. Check it out, if you’re interested. https://www.amazon.c

Please see below the call for papers for a two-day international conference on "The Publics of Humour", taking place in Paris, November 2022. The conference is organised by RIRH (Réseau interdisciplin

In this excerpt from Stephen Colbert's recent interview with the English singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, Stephen addresses the question of faith's relationship to comedy (Colbert is a Catholic). The answe

Hi all, This book just came to my attention. It is written in Norwegian, but the abstracts are in English. One chapter deals with Islam and humor. The entire book is available online! Best, -- Bernard

Review A Successful Dissection Steve Cuno From: Volume 42, No. 2 February/March 2022 Share Tweet Christianity and the Triumph of Humor: From Dante to David Javerbaum, by Bernard Schweizer. (New York:

Bernard Schweizer's book Christianity and the Triumph of Humor is now in paperback! Check it out: https://www.routledge.com/Christianity-and-the-Triumph-of-Humor-From-Dante-to-David-Javerbaum/Schweize

Hi all, I just wanted to bring your attention to a call for chapters for the up-and-coming book: Religion and Senses of Humour (ed. Stephen Gregg), as part of the Equinox 'Religion and the Senses' ser

Hello all, See below call for participation in a panel on "Laughter in Times of Distress" as part of MESA's 2021 virtual conference. See this link and below: https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for

Dear colleagues, I would like to notify the publication of a new book on humour, which might not be so easily found otherwise: Grenzen der Komik. It is the proceedings of a conference held several yea

Hi everybody, Just a message to let everyone know that registration for The Sacred and The...Profanity is now open. You can find more information about the FREE virtual symposium here, as well as how

For those interested in literary manifestations of comical irreverence, I have just published an article about this topic in Free Inquiry. -- Bernard Schweizer (Professor Emeritus of English, Long Isl

Hi everyone, I'm currently organising a virtual interdisciplinary symposium with Dr Paul Martin: 'The Sacred and The...Profanity'. Please see attached for more details and do submit an abstract or get

Dear HRN members, I am sharing with you here a link to the first lecture of a four-part masterclass on Jewish humor, taught by Prof. Avinoam Patt (Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies, Univ

Hi all, I just wanted to bring your attention to a couple of ongoing calls for papers which may be of interest: - Taboo in Language, Culture and Communication, University of Rome, Deadline 25 February

Dear members, ten days ago, I invited you to submit a proposal for a talk at this year’s conference of the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS) in Bologna, Italy, June 29-July 3, 2020. HRN w