Narrative Theology, Revelation, and the Road towards a Theological Media Theory
This article opens the road towards a theological media theory by discussing developments in narrative theology. Human stories are messages encoded in the medium of language, and narrative theology has rediscovered their importance for theology, especially in connection with the meaning of revelatio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2019]
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Theology today
Year: 2019, Volume: 75, Issue: 4, Pages: 420-433 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology NBB Doctrine of Revelation |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B auto / Theo-biography B Autobiography B Narrativity B Revelation B Medium B Biography B Mediation B Story |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | This article opens the road towards a theological media theory by discussing developments in narrative theology. Human stories are messages encoded in the medium of language, and narrative theology has rediscovered their importance for theology, especially in connection with the meaning of revelation. Understanding revelation as symbolic communication, mediation and "resonance" helps us to see how narrative and revelation merge within a concept of auto/Theo-biography. Before people are able to reflect upon revelation, they are already a part of it. Auto/Theo-biography suggests that theology is animated communication, growing from the interplay between participation and mediation. This calls for study of the medium and of mediation from a theological perspective, which may be a first step towards a theological media theory. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573618810376 |