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Available actors, appropriate action : theodramatic formation and performance
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dc.contributor.advisor | Hart, Trevor A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Vander Lugt, Wesley | |
dc.coverage.spatial | 251 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-19T15:09:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-19T15:09:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-06-25 | |
dc.identifier | uk.bl.ethos.574829 | |
dc.identifier | uk.bl.ethos.574829 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3728 | |
dc.description.abstract | Situated within the theatrical turn in Christian theology, this project explores theatre as a model for theological ethics, looking particularly at the dynamic interplay between formation as disponibility (availability) and performance as fittingness (appropriateness). A primary goal is to demonstrate how disponible formation and fitting performance are multi-dimensional realities oriented simultaneously toward the triune God (as playwright-producer-protagonist), Scripture (as transcript and prescript), the church (as characters in company), tradition (as performance paradigms), unbelievers (as audience), and local context (as theatrical environment and place). As a result, this theodramatic approach seeks to integrate theology and ethics, describing and resourcing everyday Christian practice with reflection on the theodrama. In addition, focusing on the dynamic interplay between formation and performance represents an attempt to unify agent-oriented with action-oriented theological ethics within a holistic, theodramatic framework. Finally, through attentive interaction with theatrical theory and practice, this project contributes to a fruitful and growing dialogue between Christian theology and the arts, particularly how theatre provides imaginative, heuristic models for theological ethics pursued within the liberating constraints of confessional Christianity. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of St Andrews | |
dc.subject | Theodrama | en_US |
dc.subject | Theological ethics | en_US |
dc.subject | Formation | en_US |
dc.subject | Performance | en_US |
dc.subject | Theology and the arts | en_US |
dc.subject | Theology and theatre | en_US |
dc.subject.lcc | PN2049.V2 | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Arts and religion | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Theater--Religious aspects | en_US |
dc.title | Available actors, appropriate action : theodramatic formation and performance | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | en_US |
dc.type.qualificationname | PhD Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | The University of St Andrews | en_US |
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