‘The shock of the new’: a theological reflection on art, the Incarnation and doctrine within contemporary Higher Education Chaplaincy
This paper is a theological reflection utilizing the Killen and de Beer method, on an ‘art installation’ at King’s College London Chaplaincy in which a jar of Marmite, labelled ‘Lord Jesus’ was placed in a manger, causing some controversy. Instead of the usual progression in this method, beginning w...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Practical theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 6, Pages: 544-557 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CE Christian art FB Theological education KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Incarnation
B University Chaplaincy B Doctrine B Marmite B Species |
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| Summary: | This paper is a theological reflection utilizing the Killen and de Beer method, on an ‘art installation’ at King’s College London Chaplaincy in which a jar of Marmite, labelled ‘Lord Jesus’ was placed in a manger, causing some controversy. Instead of the usual progression in this method, beginning with experience and the feelings it provokes, to lead to an image, I begin with the image itself and explore it as a feeling-producing experience, which leads to a further image, to insight and action. Themes in this exploration include the nature of art in a Christian context (is this art?), and its missional role; the doctrine of the Incarnation, including the extent to which it is/was shocking and how anthropological ideas of sacred and profane can assist us in understanding this; how we present and understand doctrine in Higher Education Chaplaincy and in our postmodern context. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2020.1783912 |