The lecture takes its cue from the tension between the earthly and the otherworldly, and in particular the tension between flesh and soul/spirit—tensions that have characterized, and perhaps even plagued, the Christian theological imagination. The lecture will then ask: To what extent has the widespread notion of the human as a rational animal reinforced this set of tensions in Christian theology? Can we think of human being differently? This will then lead to another question, central for our considerations: How does Martin Luther’s definition of humanity as justified reconfigure the problematic of body and spirit, and world and heaven? In all, the lecture will explore a fundamentally embodied nature of humanity and the possibilities for togetherness that emerge from this perspective.
 

Follow new projects ”in the making”.
Scholars will in LUMEN’s Lecture Series talk about the thoughts behind their ongoing projects.
The 45 min lecture will be followed by a discussion and a glass of wine. 

Students are very welcome!

For a zoom link to this lecture contact teobh@cas.au.dk.