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1. Hayden, Sean Gabriel. Religion and the Limits of Critique: Bonhoeffer's Theological Sociology.

Degree: PhD, Religion, 2013, Vanderbilt University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11444 

This dissertation examines the early theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), from his student years to the completion of his habilitation essay in 1930. The unity of Bonhoeffer’s theology, previously unnoticed, lies in its systematic structure, composed of three interlocking problems, which Bonhoeffer himself describes as the “circles” of knowledge, history and ethics. This thought-form has a long history in nineteenth century German philosophy and theology, but Bonhoeffer borrows it most directly from Karl Barth. Barth displaces the concept of “religion,” as the union of divine and human self-consciousness, with revelation, as the “suspension” (Aufhebung) of human self-knowledge in God’s own self-knowledge. Bonhoeffer takes exception to the individualistic and formalistic cast of Barth’s theology and returns to the concept of the concrete church-community as the reality of God’s being in human history and society. Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. M. Douglas Meeks (committee member), Dr. Ellen Armour (committee member), Dr. Ted A. Smith (committee member), Dr. Paul J. DeHart (Committee Chair).

Subjects/Keywords: German philosophy; revelation; God; Dietrich Bonhoeffer; sociology of religion

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APA (6th Edition):

Hayden, S. G. (2013). Religion and the Limits of Critique: Bonhoeffer's Theological Sociology. (Doctoral Dissertation). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11444

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Hayden, Sean Gabriel. “Religion and the Limits of Critique: Bonhoeffer's Theological Sociology.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Vanderbilt University. Accessed April 11, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11444.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Hayden, Sean Gabriel. “Religion and the Limits of Critique: Bonhoeffer's Theological Sociology.” 2013. Web. 11 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Hayden SG. Religion and the Limits of Critique: Bonhoeffer's Theological Sociology. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2013. [cited 2021 Apr 11]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11444.

Council of Science Editors:

Hayden SG. Religion and the Limits of Critique: Bonhoeffer's Theological Sociology. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11444


Vanderbilt University

2. Steele, Amy Elizabeth. The Mystical Aesthetic: Howard Thurman and the Art of Meaning.

Degree: PhD, Religion, 2012, Vanderbilt University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11936 

This dissertation explores the ways in which religious experience is supported by aesthetic structures in the works of Howard Washington Thurman, twentieth century mystic, scholar of religion, poet and pastor. I theorize the mystical aesthetic and then show how it under-girds Thurman’s understanding of black expressive culture, namely in his interpretation of the spirituals and through his preaching. I explore the artistry of the mystical aesthetic and how it is reconstituted for public purposes. In sum, Thurman’s writing about mystical experience is no mere description, but intentional display. His work is an invitation to experience the religious. Thurman’s mystical aesthetic is not an escape from the ethical life but rather a compulsion toward it. Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Lewis V. Baldwin (committee member), Dr. John S. McClure (committee member), Dr. Ted A. Smith (committee member), Dr. Victor Anderson (Committee Chair).

Subjects/Keywords: spirituals; black religious studies; pragmatic theology; aesthetics; mysticism

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APA (6th Edition):

Steele, A. E. (2012). The Mystical Aesthetic: Howard Thurman and the Art of Meaning. (Doctoral Dissertation). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11936

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Steele, Amy Elizabeth. “The Mystical Aesthetic: Howard Thurman and the Art of Meaning.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Vanderbilt University. Accessed April 11, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11936.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Steele, Amy Elizabeth. “The Mystical Aesthetic: Howard Thurman and the Art of Meaning.” 2012. Web. 11 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Steele AE. The Mystical Aesthetic: Howard Thurman and the Art of Meaning. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2012. [cited 2021 Apr 11]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11936.

Council of Science Editors:

Steele AE. The Mystical Aesthetic: Howard Thurman and the Art of Meaning. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11936

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