Never safe: moraltheologische Beobachtungen vor dem Ende der Serie "Game of Thrones"
The bestselling HBO serial »Game of Thrones« (GoT), deals with many topics of the real world in fantasy disguise. However, there is one real GoT-»master topic« above all: That none is ever safe and every story comes to an (unpredictable) end. If every narrative is determined by its end, then how it...
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| Language: | German |
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2019
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Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Year: 2019, Volume: 141, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-108 |
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| Summary: | The bestselling HBO serial »Game of Thrones« (GoT), deals with many topics of the real world in fantasy disguise. However, there is one real GoT-»master topic« above all: That none is ever safe and every story comes to an (unpredictable) end. If every narrative is determined by its end, then how it ends is crucial for this serial as a whole, too. This is true also for humans who normally see their life in terms of a narrative and therefore its ending is a crucial topic. So in view of GoT ending, the audience may consider what it means that everything comes to an end, including the own life. Against this background the Christian way of dealing with the end is attractive : The »storied God« (S. Hauerwas) of Christianity invites »storied men« to be a part in his love story with mankind and thus become his »storied people«. To be God’s »storied people« means to see there will be a happy end for men, achieved not by human effort, intrigues and strategies but by God’s grace. |
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