Sensing the Other and the Divine in Embodied Experiences
In this contribution, I argue for a return to the original meaning of 'aisthetic' as sensory perception for the further development of aesthetic theology as a way of making sense through the senses. This turn helps to avoid some of the universalistic tendencies of traditional theological a...
| Published in: | Concilium |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
[2018]
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| In: |
Concilium
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Theology
/ Aesthetics
/ Senses
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture FA Theology KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious Diversity
B Aesthetics B RELIGIOUS groups |
| Summary: | In this contribution, I argue for a return to the original meaning of 'aisthetic' as sensory perception for the further development of aesthetic theology as a way of making sense through the senses. This turn helps to avoid some of the universalistic tendencies of traditional theological aesthetics and emphasizes the importance of context and subjectivity in our doing of theology, especially in the Asian context marked by cultural and religious diversity. Drawing on liberation and feminist theological aesthetics and reflections on the empowering potential of the imagination and beauty, I develop an argument for how this form of theology that draws on sensory experiences can be a space of encounter that opens up alternative ways of knowing, being in the world, and in community. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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