Remarks on The Music of Theology

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Abstract

In this response to The Music of Theology (2024), I remark upon three dimensions of the way of thinking theology set out by the authors. Firstly, I question the relationship between freedom and unfreedom they attribute to the aesthetic experience - because the theme of power is underdeveloped, I argue that the risk of being bound by undefined forces is greater than they show. Secondly, I show that their conceptualisation of resonance is more encompassing and ultimately convincing than Rosa's, because of the way they relate silence to sound. Finally, I show that the experience of music they operate under is private; focussing on the experience of live music might give a more thorough, relational understanding of music's foundational sharing.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 2024
EventThe Irreplicable Human/-ities? International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture - Aarhus University, Skorpingen, Denmark
Duration: 5 Sept 20248 Sept 2024

Conference

ConferenceThe Irreplicable Human/-ities? International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CitySkorpingen
Period5/09/248/09/24

Keywords

  • Theology
  • religion
  • existential-phenomenology
  • resonance

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