5.45 Clinton Manley, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • "How Then Shall We Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire"

<p><strong>ABOUT THE EPISODE</strong></p><p>Listen in as David Schrock and Trent Hunter interview Clinton Manley on his Christ Over All essay: “How Then Shall We Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire&quot;</p><p><strong> Timestamps</strong></p><ul><li>00:26 – Intro</li><li>03:52 – Clinton Manley’s Background</li><li>05:43 – How Did Manley Come to Write This Longform on Mockery?</li><li>09:53 – How Has Mockery Been Used Well?</li><li>13:45 – What is Satire?</li><li>19:22 – The Relationship Between Satire and Love</li><li>23:55 – Holy Satire Celebrates God’s Revealed Will as the ‘Norm’</li><li>25:20 – Hating Sin</li><li>28:42 – The Bible Doesn’t Contradict Itself</li><li>31:28 – Satire for Sanctification</li><li>34:00 – Satire Doesn’t Lose the Seriousness of the Matter</li><li>35:32 – Chesterton and Satire</li><li>36:55 – Why is there a Hypersensitivity to Satire Today?</li><li>39:18 – Differences of Male &amp;Female Speech/Jesus Has Range</li><li>44:18 – Who are Helpful Models of Satire?</li><li>46:26 – Douglas Wilson &amp; Satire</li><li>50:20 – Practicing Satire Online</li><li>54:58 – Outro</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources to Click</strong></p><ul><li><strong></strong><a href="https://christoverall.com/article/longform/how-then-shall-we-mock-ten-principles-for-wielding-the-sword-of-holy-satire/">⁠“How Then Shall We Mock?: Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire”-⁠</a> Clinton Manley</li><li><a href="https://christoverall.com/article/concise/the-serrated-edge-of-scripture-how-god-uses-satire/">⁠“The Serrated Edge of Scripture: How God Uses Satire”⁠</a> – Clinton Manley</li><li><a href="http://www.gkc.org.uk/gkc/books/Humour.html">⁠“Humour”⁠</a> – G.K. Chesterton</li><li><a href="https://americanreformer.org/2023/12/on-satire-moods-and-what-were-known-for/">⁠“On Satire, Moods, And What We’re Known For”⁠</a> – Joe Rigney</li><li><a href="https://ccel.org/ccel/pascal/provincial/provincial.xiii.html">⁠“Letter XI: To the Reverend Fathers, The Jesuits”⁠</a> – Blaise Pascal</li><li><a href="https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0314.htm">⁠“Against the Valentinians”⁠</a> – Tertullian</li><li>“<a href="http://thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/the-right-to-ridicule/">⁠The Right to Ridicule?”⁠</a> – Michael J. Ovey</li><li><a href="https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/and-wilson-almost-suitably-abashed-responds.html#:~:text=the%20main%20target%20needs%20to%20be%20those%20who%20know%20better.">⁠“And Wilson, Almost Suitably Abashed, Responds”⁠</a> – Doug Wilson</li><li><a href="https://www.academia.edu/41097330/The_Use_of_Satire_in_the_Book_of_Isaiah_and_in_Christian_Ministry">⁠“The Use of Satire in the Book of Isaiah and in Christian Ministry⁠</a>” – Tom Woolford</li><li><a href="https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/when-should-christians-use-satire#:~:text=satire%20and%20irony%20are%20not%20going%20to%20be%20a%20christian%E2%80%99s%20first%20or%20main%20strategy%20of%20correction%20with%20people">⁠“When Should Christians use Satire?”⁠</a> – John Piper</li><li>Theme of the Month: <a href="https://christoverall.com/theme/christ-over-all-mix-tape-2022-2026/">⁠Christ Over All Mixtape: 2022-2026⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://christoverall.com/give/">⁠Give to Support the Work⁠</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong> Books to Read</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Talk-Os-Guinness/dp/0830844481/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1EPOMJHGTX5VF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-ChRyki-WGO0bGbrurYh5g.SPxxiZ1jtKWh2RJSfBKLwqC3j7m7EIS2HeaFqylQxHo&dib_tag=se&keywords=os+guinness+fool%27s+talk&qid=1746461839&sprefix=os+guinness+fool%27s+talk%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1"><em>Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion</em></a> – Os Guinness</li><li>“Satire” in the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Biblical-Imagery-Leland-Ryken/dp/0830814515/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1432DZ6DEXAC1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UVrygMzLs1JK1n97pBlkCnHGJmeUg9_9gsOgErjqQMLM2_LCQL3YcZZ01fHgtCK8zh3yaQxn0_SAG7duzkl_Lk2B7qDbmIQVDIf