Theological Plunderphonics: Public Theology and "the Fragment"

<p>In response to methodological vagueness in public theology, I construct a theory of "the fragment" that enables the public theologian to respond adequately to contemporary exigencies and appropriately to traditional self-understandings. After surveying four streams of public-theological thought (chapter one), I consider the debate between David Tracy (chapter two) and George Lindbeck (chapter three). The various observations of these three chapters give way to a suggested criteriology for public theology. I then turn to Paul Ricoeur (chapter four) and Walter Benjamin (chapter five) to assist in constructing a theory of the fragment (chapter six). The thesis defended by this dissertation runs as follows: by re-presenting the classics of their unique theological traditions as a montage-like collection of fragments, public theologians locate a means of navigating the various impasses in contemporary discussions of public theology.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Myatt, William

• David Tracy
• Fragment
• George Lindbeck
• Paul Ricoeur
• Public Theology
• Walter Benjamin
• Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/424

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ecommons.luc.edu:luc_diss-1423