Avantgarde art and radical material theology : a manifesto / Petra Carlsson Redell.
"Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world. In conversation with 20th century materialist art and thought, this book pre...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
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2021.
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| Series: | Routledge focus on religion.
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| Summary: | "Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world. In conversation with 20th century materialist art and thought, this book presents a radical theology that engages directly with the political and ecological issues of our time. The book introduces a new thinker to the theological sphere, Russian avant-garde artist Liubov Popova (1889-1924). She was a woman acknowledged for her artistic and intellectual talent and yet is never discussed in relation to the 20th century thinkers with whom her ideas have obvious connections. Popova's art and thought are discussed together with thinkers like Walter Benjamin, Donna Haraway, Gilles Deleuze and Henri Lefebvre, along with ecotheological and theopolitical perspectives. Inspired by the activist creativity of avant-garde art, the book's final chapter, playfully yet with deadly seriousness, presents a manifesto for radical theology today. This is a work of theological activism that demonstrates the benefit of allowing new voices into the conversations around art, spirituality and our planet. As such, it will be of keen interest to academics in Theology, Religion and the Arts and the Philosophy of Religion"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 104 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429198939 0429198930 9780429581694 0429581696 9780429583599 0429583591 9780429579479 0429579470 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 07, 2020) |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Petra Carlsson Redell is an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Stockholm School of Theology, Sweden. She has published multiple times on religion, philosophy and art in journals such as Studia Theologica and The Oxford Journal of Literature & Theology, and in books including Mysticism as Revolt (2014) and Foucault, Art, and Radical Theology (2018) |