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Article: Mimesis: The Substructure of Hermeneutical Methodology in Christian Spirituality, by David B. Perrin
Following up on an earlier article about research methodology in Christian spirituality, David Perrin focuses on the need for research to go beyond phenomenological description of the object being studied (e.g., a text or a work of art) and explore … Continue reading →
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Tagged hermeneutical methodology, metaphor, methodology, mimesis, mimetic theory, Paul Ricoeur, poetic discourse
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Essay: Interiority and Christian Spirituality: Why Our Inner Lives Are Not Quite as Inner as We Might Like to Think, by John Swinton
In this essay appearing in Sacrality and Materiality: Locating Intersections (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2016), John Swinton challenges readers to reconsider certain common terms used in the scholarship of spirituality. In an early paragraph, he writes: The approach I want to take is slightly different from … Continue reading →
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Tagged advanced dementia, embodied spirituality, interiority, language, love, metaphor
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