Wilfrid Laurier University RE 313 quiz 2 老外notes

Themes Outlined in the Griefwalker · Living and dying well · Steve is called a philosopher, a poet, an angel of death by Tim · Steve’s worldview is an example of a very healthy and constructive way to face our mortal ...

Themes Outlined in the Griefwalker · Living and dying well · Steve is called a philosopher, a poet, an angel of death by Tim · Steve’s worldview is an example of a very healthy and constructive way to face our mortality · According to Steve, death makes us human beings o “The crucible of making human beings is death….It’s not success, it’s not growth, it’s not happiness, it’s death. That’s the cradle of your love of life: the fact that it ends.” · Steve says people who are dying say they are most afraid of pain and suffering. But he says that is not what they are afraid of, because after the pain is controlled, they are still afraid. · Steve thinks our death phobia comes from the Judeo-Christian heritage that underpins the dominant North American culture. Whether we are Jewish or Christian, or neither, it doesn’t matter. · Steve’s indigenous spirituality is a very healthy illusion that allows him to face his death, his fear of death, with courage The Different Types of Humour 1. Offensive Humour (Thorston) · accepting the reality of death as funny. · Offensive humour is another way of facing death · It can take many forms such as, sarcasm, satire, parody, ridicule and caricature. · When Thorston made up this offensive humour he didn’t mean humour that offends, he meant humour that was on the attack. · Humour that is on the attack means, “making light” by making light of death we can get some control over it. Death Humour and Death Anxiety (Neil Elgee) 1. Playing with our fears · Humour allows us to play with our fears of loss of death. 2. Ostracizing Humour · The use of humour to put the “other” down. · This type of humour intensifies affiliation among those in the in-group and ostracizes (puts down) those in the out-group · This humour can be seen as gentle p