Date of Award
1-1-2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Religious and Theological Studies
First Advisor
Jeffrey H. Mahan, Ph.D.
Keywords
Anabaptist, Deleuze, Media, Mennonite, Pneumatology
Abstract
This dissertation proposes a constructive theology of the Holy Spirit called the "pneumatology of minoritarian communal interpretation," the alternative creation of meaning within an oppressive majority context. It illustrates the convergence of Deleuzean philosophy with Anabaptist pneumatology and media communal interpretation theory in three particular locations: 1) selected mentions of the Holy Spirit in the Hebrew Bible and Christian New Testament; 2) the 16th century Radical Reformation; and 3) "Another Way," a 21st century alternative Anabaptist group focused around the spiritual discussion of art and popular media. Chapter One outlines the three theories. Chapter Two examines the Holy Spirit in the Hebrew Bible, particularly 1 Samuel 8, the book of Ezekiel, and the Gospel narratives. Chapter Three examines the pneumatological writings of the Radical Reformers, concentrating particularly on their theologies of the intersection between church and the surrounding majoritarian culture. Chapter Four outlines my original field research with Another Way, and examines the tension between minoritarian communal interpretation and the 21st century semiotic regime. Chapter Five then summarizes the conversations between theory and illustration to propose the pneumatology of minoritarian communal interpretation for Christian theology.
Publication Statement
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Recommended Citation
Garber, Jeremy, ""Another Way": The Pneumatology of Deleuzean Minoritarian Communal Interpretation in Scripture, the 16th Century Radical Reformation, and Alternative 21st Century Anabaptist Community" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 974.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/974
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Rights holder
Jeremy Garber
File size
252 p.
Copyright date
2014
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
Theology, Philosophy, Mass Communication