Stand-up preaching Homiletical insights from contemporary comedians

• Published in: Acta theologica Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 243 - 245
• Main Author: Wessels, W.
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Bloemfontein University of the Free State Faculty of Theology 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Comedians; Comedies; Eschatology; Humor; Sermons; Systemic racism; Theology; South Africa

Stand-Up Preaching, as per the subject line, promises homiletic insights from contemporary comedians. I must admit that Myers engages with contemporary comedians and the theory of comedy, as far as I can discern, in the most thorough manner possible in a single book. The list of comedians he contemp...