caa a22 4500 477052665 CHVBK 20180405111342.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02354523 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02354523 Clowning—An opportunity for ministry [Elektronische Daten] [Angelika Richter, Lori Zonner] Experiences over five years interacting with patients as the clown Jingles and the experiment and experience of one afternoon as the clown Hairie in a hospital led the authors to reflect on the deeper meaning of clowns, their appearance during the centuries, their impact on people and relation to ministry. The presence of a clown changes the atmosphere and dynamics; clowns touch people in their deep feelings and may free them to laugh, to cry, or to play. Relating to others in lively ways brings up questions about the connections between the clown and God. Institutes of Religion and Health, 1996 Richter Angelika Philipps University in Marburg, Germany aut Zonner Lori Institute for Family Centered Services in Charlottesville, VA aut Journal of Religion and Health Kluwer Academic Publishers 35/2(1996-06-01), 141-148 0022-4197 35:2<141 1996 35 10943 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354523 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354523 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Richter Angelika Philipps University in Marburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zonner Lori Institute for Family Centered Services in Charlottesville, VA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Religion and Health Kluwer Academic Publishers 35/2(1996-06-01), 141-148 0022-4197 35:2<141 1996 35 10943 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer