Lenten Laughter

An invitation from the Lewes Deanery  in 2005 to deliver three lectures in their annual Holy Week services led me to look again at the biblical texts in the light of the medieval Feast of Fools and recent thinking on the place of laughter and fun, fantasy and festivity in Christian Festivals.

The result was a mix of biblical  scholarship, tradi-tional hymns and contemp-orary readings, bringing a fresh approach to a familiar Festival, raising questions leading to prayer, worship and commitment.