S2 E36: Dr Chris Green: Dead Answers vs Living Questions

Liminal Living

S2 E35: Dr Chris Green: Dead Answers vs Living Questions

Too often theology becomes more about trophy hunting for the “right” answers in order to impress and display. But trophies are dead things. Dr. Chris Green and I talk about the role of art and imagination in the theological process of finding living questions, which are small answers that lead to more questions and explorations.

Dr. Chris Green is Professor of Public Theology at Southeastern University, the Bishop of the Diocese of St Anthony, and Director for St Anthony Institute of Theology, Philosophy, and Liturgics. He is the author and editor of a number of books, articles, and reviews, including most recently All Things Beautiful: An Aesthetic Christology. He and his wife, Julie, live in Cleveland, TN with their sons Clive and Emery, and their Weimaraner, Auggie. Their oldest, Zoë, is currently attending the University of Oklahoma.

Time Stamps for the episode:
00:35 Intro
04:19 Theology and Art
08:25 Where does art come from?
13:46 What does art do?
18:19 Art involves us in the truth
23:46 Art opens us up to truth
28:29 Imagination and Faith
33:41 Sweaty Pentecostalism
38:29 Knowing more about demons than about God
44:31 Bonhoeffer
49:30 A true place to belong
55:22 Incarnation shows us what God is like
1:02:13 Conclusion

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