Warum es so schwierig ist, in die Hölle zu kommen

Humorous and subtle: stories by the grand master of religious satire Do you know the little circus girl Theodora who became a powerful saint? The way Hans Conrad Zander tells the story, we learn how to depose the Pope. Kassian in the desert, on the other hand, teaches us a dynamic method of chastity. With St. Dominic we learn how praying digitally works - and this collection of satirical short stories is full of surprises in other ways, too! - True stories of saints and popes told with an ironic twist - Spicy anecdotes from the archives of church history - 15 new humorous texts from the popular WDR series "Zeitzeichen" - Bonus: Revised stories from the out-of-print book "Why were the monks so fat?" - A panorama of Christian life that is as enigmatic as it is amusing! Is it okay to laugh about religion? A plea for a self-ironic catholicity There is such a thing as mood in religion, too. The Catholic mood, however, is currently as bad as it has ever been. Hans Conrad Zander counters this with a self-image that, following Dante's example, sees religion as a divine comedy, a play of ravishing entertainment value. Zander's good humour does not come from the much-used "cheerfulness in the Lord", but on the contrary from a "self-deprecating catholicity" inspired by Jewish humour. Hans Conrad Zander was a monk in the Dominican Order, a reporter for "Stern" and a visiting professor at the University of Essen. He became known as an author of non-fiction books and satires, especially on the history of religion. After "Als die Religion noch nicht langweilig war - Die Geschichte der Wüstenväter" and "Der erste Single: Jesus, der Familienfeind", his new book is also a unique reading pleasure!