Theology, Poetry, Photography

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Taught by JST. In this advanced seminar in Spirituality and Theology we draw on the resources of hermeneutics, theology, spirituality, aesthetics and artistic experience to investigate the hermeneutical connections among theological thought, photographic expression, and poetic utterance. At the same time, we probe how theological reflections are found in and forged through photography and poetry as artistic/spiritual disciplines. While engaging a range of photographers, poets, and theologians, as well as photography and poetry critics, we frame our investigations around themes highlighted in contextual/ political theologies, including memory, praxis, the beautiful, suffering, solidarity, time, inscape, contemplation, body, imagination and narrative. At the same time we will engage the understanding of religious as "interruption" (Metz) as a theological quest underlying all our specific investigations. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment]