Ecclesiology
My work on ecclesiology, loosely titled Ecclesia ex Nihilo, flows directly from my doctoral dissertation on Protestant metaphysics. I actually began my doctoral work on ecclesiology. However, I found myself in the opposite situation to Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Rather than writing an ecclesiology (Communion of Saints) which would clear the way for metaphysics (Act and Being), the crisis of contemporary postmodern critique of metaphysics forced me to develop an account of metaphysics which could clear the way for ecclesiology. My aim therefore is to bring my doctoral work on Protestant metaphysics to bear upon ecclesiology today, and in so doing go beyond my earlier Master of Arts research on philosophical hermeneutics and cultural theory.
Although my account of ecclesiology is therefore rooted in philosophical theology, it remains deeply engaged with a number of aspects of contemporary culture which can be felt in my other research interests on network culture and film.
Publications and Presentations
"Karl Barth and Jürgen Habermas: Transcendental Aporias of Global Civil Society." Political Theology vol. 9, no. 4 (September, 2008): 477-502.
"Christian Particularism in Postmodern Contexts." The International Review of Mission vol. 97, no. 384/385 (January/April, 2008) pp. 21-30.
“Karl Barth and Jürgen Habermas: Christian Mission and Global Civil Society,” Paper presented at The American Academy of Religion 2006 Annual Conference, Washington, DC, November 18-21, 2006.
Radio Panelist for a “Sunday Breakfast Discussion of Religion in American Politics,” BBC Greater Manchester Radio FM 95.1, November 7, 2004.
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Marizio Cattelan, "Ave Maria," 2007, Tate Modern
"Translated as 'Hail Mary,' the title seems to contradict the macho power of the salutes, referring instead to the catholic tradition of revering Mary the mother of Christ, who is saluted by the angel in the annunciation. Although this right-armed salute is believed to have originated as a form of military courtesy for the Romans, it became synonymous with right-wing or extremist political movements in the twentieth century. Placed alongside works dating from the early years of the century with classical or a-political concerns, this intervention may act as jarring reminder of the troubles to come." - From the display caption in the Tate Modern