RT Article
T1 Sort of Sermons: An Exploration of Critique, Literary Style and Catholicism in Bruno Latour's Religious Writings
JF Implicit religion
VO 26
IS 2/3
SP 259
OP 286
A1 Humphris, Ben
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1963104846
AB It is commonplace for English language reviews of Bruno Latour's religious writings to simultaneously praise and query their unique form. Hence, it is the task of this paper to contextualize his religious writings through an exploration of their critical method, literary style and Catholic theology. By better understanding these features of Latour's religious writings it is hoped a broader theoretical vocabulary will exist for future scholars of religion to use when engaging with his work. Moreover, the criticism of Latour's texts in this way also brings into focus the manner his religious writings actively participate in the material culture of Christianity. This second claim stems from the engaged disposition which is encouraged via Latour's postcritical tendencies and the role his writings play as non-human actors in the formulation of people's faith commitments.
K1 Bruno Latour
K1 Catholic  theology
K1 Existential feeling
K1 Faith
K1 Karl Rahner
K1 Literary Studies
K1 Reader response
K1 Roland Barthes
K1 Sermon
K1 Literary Criticism
K1 Materialism
K1 postcritical
K1 poststructural
DO 10.1558/imre.29379