God and Grace of Body
Sacrament in Ordinary
Seiten
2007
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-923182-9 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-923182-9 (ISBN)
An exploration of the ways in which the symbolic associations of the body and what we do with it have helped shape religious experience and continue to do so. David Brown writes excitingly about the potential of dance and music - including pop, jazz, and opera - to enhance spirituality and widen theological horizons.
David Brown explores the ways in which the symbolic associations of the body and what we do with it have helped shape religious experience and continue to do so. A Church narrowly focused on Christ's body wracked in pain needs to be reminded that the body as beautiful and sexual has also played a crucial role not only in other religions but also in the history of Christianity itself. Dance was one way in which the connection was expressed. The irony is not that such a connection has gone but that it now exists almost wholly outside the Church. Much the same could be said about music more generally, and Brown writes excitingly about the spiritual potential of not just classical music but also pop, jazz, musicals, and opera. Like Brown's much-praised earlier volumes, God and Enchantment of Place, Tradition and Imagination, and Discipleship and Imagination, the present book will enlarge horizons and challenge the narrowness of much theological thinking.
David Brown explores the ways in which the symbolic associations of the body and what we do with it have helped shape religious experience and continue to do so. A Church narrowly focused on Christ's body wracked in pain needs to be reminded that the body as beautiful and sexual has also played a crucial role not only in other religions but also in the history of Christianity itself. Dance was one way in which the connection was expressed. The irony is not that such a connection has gone but that it now exists almost wholly outside the Church. Much the same could be said about music more generally, and Brown writes excitingly about the spiritual potential of not just classical music but also pop, jazz, musicals, and opera. Like Brown's much-praised earlier volumes, God and Enchantment of Place, Tradition and Imagination, and Discipleship and Imagination, the present book will enlarge horizons and challenge the narrowness of much theological thinking.
David Brown is Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham, and a Fellow of the British Academy.
Introduction ; I. FINDING GOD IN BODIES ; 1. Beautiful and Sexy ; 2. The Dancer's Leap ; 3. Food and Drink ; 4. Ugly and Wasted ; II. ETHEREAL AND MATERIAL ; 5. Classical Music ; 6. Pop Music ; 7. Blues, Musicals, and Opera ; III. THE EUCHARISTIC BODY ; 8. Healing and Presence ; 9. The Liturgical Imperative
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.12.2007 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 pages of black and white plates |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 145 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 713 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-923182-6 / 0199231826 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-923182-9 / 9780199231829 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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