Week 1 - Postmodernism Flashcards
Hegemony
social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group
Incarnational Theory
affirmation of Jesus Christ as the human expression of the 2nd person in the trilogy - belief Christans are to function as Jesus Christ to humanity and rep the incarnated word of God
Sacramentality
the whole world has potential to function as a window to God and a means of Grace from God because He affirms materiality as a good thing
The Hegemonic Order
ref to these power structures that keep one group in power and another under their authority
Christian Apologetic
branch of theology devoted to defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity
Pastiche
work of art that imitates other work, celebrate rather than mocks
Intertextuality
shaping of a text’s meaning by another text - allusion, quotes, plagiarism, parody, etc…
Emerging Church Movement
late 20th century church movement transcends “conservative’ and ‘liberal’
Calque
word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, word-for-word or root-for-root translation
The Sacramental Imagination
perceiving God’s presence in and through the commonplace, a lens through which we can perceive and interpret the world and map our experience within
Telos
an end or purpose
Teleology
study of purposiveness or study of objects with a view to their aim, purposes, or intentions
The Sacramental
God is in this creation and that he works through his creation not despite it
Textuality
comprised all of the attributes that distinguish the communicative content under analysis as an object of study - book, painting, words, interactivity
Apologetics - in short
giving a reason for why you believe what you believe
