God / Terror: Ethics and Aesthetics in Contexts of Conflict and Reconciliation

In order to escape its current isolation, late modernity theology must adopt an aesthetic turn. Theologians must look for traces of God's presence in cultures and religions, and God/Terror examines how artists and writers approach the relationship between God and Terror. Statements such as Karl Heinz Stockhausen's and Adam Small's reflect on the relationship between ethics and aesthetics, theology and the arts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2021
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd

Theology must undergo an aesthetic transformation in late modernity if it is to escape its current isolation. Theologians cannot confine themselves to biblical texts and Christian tradition as a framework for reference but must also seek evidence of God's presence in cultures and religions. God/Terror examines the pursuit of God in the context of oppression, violence, and terror from an aesthetic perspective. It explores how artists and writers approach the relationship between God and Terror. Statements such as composer Karl Heinz Stockhausen's assertion that 9/11 was the greatest work of art ever or South African writer Adam Small's claim that only literature can perform the miracle of reconciliation serve as opportunities to reflect upon the relationship between ethics and aesthetics, theology, and the arts. This theme mirrors God talk in memory of 9/11 and in the context of political conflicts in Germany, South Korea, and South Africa, akin to a medieval diptych. Originally published in German as Gott - Terror: ein Diptychon by Kohlhammer.

Weight: 200g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800500921