Daniel Gold, Aesthetics and Analysis in Writing about Religion
I keep thinking about Gold's arguments as I read other theoretical debates in the field. What happens when you apply an aesthetic perspective across the board to religious studies?
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Timothy Renick, Aquinas for Armchair Theologians
I've never read this one, but I've started to think this ought to be the year when I finally develop some kind of handle on Aquinas.
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Robert Inchausti, The Ignorant Perfection of Ordinary People
I read this, and it's staggering. Really brilliant. Key concept: "postmodern plebian."
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bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress
It's bell hooks. Fuck, she's amazing.
"Students taught me, too, that it is necessary to practice compassion in these new learning settings. I have not forgotten the day a student came to class and told me, 'We take your class. We learn to look at the world from a critical standpoint, one that considers race, sex, and class. And we can't enjoy life anymore.'" (p. 42).
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