Jan-Olav Henriksen: Symbol-Deficit Disorder and other Theological Predicaments
In this episode I am joined by the Norwegian philosopher and theologian Dr. Jan-Olav Henriksen. He is the Professor of Philosophy of Religion in MF Norwegian School of Theology, Norway, and Professor of Contemporary Religion at Agder University,...
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Show Notes
In this episode I am joined by the Norwegian philosopher and theologian Dr. Jan-Olav Henriksen. He is the Professor of Philosophy of Religion in MF Norwegian School of Theology, Norway, and Professor of Contemporary Religion at Agder University, Norway. I absolutely loved his recent trilogy of books and was thrilled to have him return to the podcast!
In the conversation we talk about...
- the pragmatic dimension of theology
- the symbol-deficit disorder of contemporary theology
- the connection between religious studies, philosophy of religion, and confessional theology
- "God doesn't need to exist to have an impact on people's lives"
- religion as a lived mode of being in the world
- how to understand the ambiguities of religion
- how religious symbols and metaphors function
- the narrative nature of the self
- getting over the super ego God
- reframing nature symbolically in order to survive on this planet
- the semiotics of nature
- Christianity as Distinct Practices: A Complicated Relationship
- Religion as Orientation and Transformation: A Maximalist Theory
- Relating God and the Self: Dynamic Interplay
- Religious Pluralism and Pragmatist Theology
- Representation and Ultimacy: Christian Religion as Unfinished Business
- Resurrection: Texts and Interpretation, Experience and Theology
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