Wonder and Care: A Christian Poetics for the Present Day

This article tries to draw this forum together in three ways. First, a Christian poetics has to do with hermeneutics, informed by a long tradition of biblical interpretation. Second, a Christian poetics takes up the discipline of wonder, which remains crucial to the scholarly work of research and te...

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Published in:Christianity & literature 2022-12, Vol.71 (4), p.513-521
Main Author: Van Engen, Abram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bible
Christianity
Exegesis & hermeneutics
Interpreters
Poetics
Scholars
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Summary:This article tries to draw this forum together in three ways. First, a Christian poetics has to do with hermeneutics, informed by a long tradition of biblical interpretation. Second, a Christian poetics takes up the discipline of wonder, which remains crucial to the scholarly work of research and teaching. Finally, a Christian poetics combines a sense of wonder with an emphasis on care. It asks how awe and action relate, seeking to understand the many ways texts not just transcend this world, but also transform it.
ISSN:0148-3331
2056-5666
2056-5666
DOI:10.1353/chy.2022.0052