Sublime
What is the sublime? Sublime in the every day world sublime is over looked a lot. Edmund Burke as we discussed on the first day of class says the sublime is "wondurous and beautiful quality that is so overwhelming it takes one to his knees". We also said it is so awesome that it makes you feel small. This concept is very interesting to me because there are a lot of things that make me feel small in this world. Every summer that I go spend a week in the outer banks north carolina i look at the ocean and it vastness of the beach that it makes me feel very small. The ocean constantly awe's me and it never gets old really, that feeling i feel the first time i look out over the horizon is never the same but never any less majestic than the last time. Also something that always strikes me as sublime is the sunset. I do not get to watch it everyday which is probably why it never ceases to amaze me, but every time i do watch the sun set i am in awe of something so ordinary. It seems as though it wouldnt be considered anything special but I feel like it is a very special part of the day because all of the colors and what the sun set represents. To me it represents the closing of another day of my life. It makes me think about what I did in that day. I ask myself questions like did i live my day to it's fullest, will I be able to watch the sunset tomorrow or is this my last and if it is my last did i do everything i wanted to in life. The sun set to me is a time of reflection but also a time to enjoy one of my God's and science's awesome creations.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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outside readings: Bible
I was looking over notes and wanted to see how there was an actual comparison between religion and art, and the Bible. One main concept I found was image. When I thought of image the first thing that came to mind was how God made an image of himself, Christ. Then I thought deeper about it. Images are created through stories. The spreading of Christianity used stories to pass on the name of God, and then the image of God, Christ, to find followers. An example from the Bible is the Garden and the forbidden fruit. I must have heard this a million times growing up, but it was always through word, stories, and images.
When I think about my own personal experience with the Bible, I think of church and communion. When I was younger my parents would not let me be a part of communion until I truly understood the meaning behind it. The symbolization of the bread and the wine was something I didn't quite understand at a younger age, I just wanted the grape juice. As I grew older and learned more about religion, I was finally able to take part in communion. I feel like the first time I had communion it was a type of religious experience for myself personally. I was no longer focused on the reality, grape juice and bread, but on the meaning and representation. I was immediately reminded of how Jesus broke bread and felt like I was a part of it.
I was looking over notes and wanted to see how there was an actual comparison between religion and art, and the Bible. One main concept I found was image. When I thought of image the first thing that came to mind was how God made an image of himself, Christ. Then I thought deeper about it. Images are created through stories. The spreading of Christianity used stories to pass on the name of God, and then the image of God, Christ, to find followers. An example from the Bible is the Garden and the forbidden fruit. I must have heard this a million times growing up, but it was always through word, stories, and images.
When I think about my own personal experience with the Bible, I think of church and communion. When I was younger my parents would not let me be a part of communion until I truly understood the meaning behind it. The symbolization of the bread and the wine was something I didn't quite understand at a younger age, I just wanted the grape juice. As I grew older and learned more about religion, I was finally able to take part in communion. I feel like the first time I had communion it was a type of religious experience for myself personally. I was no longer focused on the reality, grape juice and bread, but on the meaning and representation. I was immediately reminded of how Jesus broke bread and felt like I was a part of it.
Kaitlyn Parmely- Van der Leeuw on Architecture
Van der Leeuw says that the sacramental word is manifested within buildings themselves. "It is a bounded space, a delimitation of the playing area." (pg. 331) Buildings found in nature become spaces for people to dwell. In church's people can go to pray, or in some famous church's people go to look at the art work. Stained glass windows, odd shaped ceilings are all forms of art that can be found even within buildings themselves. From a standpoint in kataphatic theology you can look at a building and feel the presence of God or God communicating to you through the building or according to the story that the art within the building tells. The religious art within a building can also be found in myth or ritual. For example, taking communion in church would be an example of a ritual that is a shared experience that is extremely powerful when it is taking place among a group of people. A theatre can also be a place in which religous art is found. Architecture is able to hold and entertain many different things within its space. A building in nature alone says one thing, but the word, dance or music that takes place within the forum can contribute to the religious art found within the building as well. Spectators in an audience of an orchestra (theatre) includes a group of people engaging in one simple message within a particular space. Architecture holds religious art in many ways and can be found not only in buildings, but within natures own creations as well.
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outside reading: Mark P. Orbe "Crash Under Investigation: Engaging Complication of Complicity, Coherence, and Implicature Through Ciritcal Analysis"
I am a Communication major and this theorist uses concepts that I feel are parallel to religion and art. One term Orbe discusses is "coherence". This is a concept that emphasizes interconnectedness and commonality in discursive attempts to facilitate harmonic relations. This makes me think of community and how we are connected together. In a sense, religion is a type of community, where those who participate together create harmonic relations. This term can also relate to the individual, and how each person has their own special forms of expression through worship and art. I feel like art is used as a harmony to reach the divine or to self-express emotions. Another aspect by Orbe is the "Muted Group Theroy" which is a language that suggests the world view. Over time, dominant group members formulate a communication system that supports their perceptions of the world and conceptualizes it as the appropriate language for the rest of society. I think we can all see this present with how the world has shifted over the years. We have transformed from religious art to modern art, which is regulated by the rules society has formed over the decades.
I am a Communication major and this theorist uses concepts that I feel are parallel to religion and art. One term Orbe discusses is "coherence". This is a concept that emphasizes interconnectedness and commonality in discursive attempts to facilitate harmonic relations. This makes me think of community and how we are connected together. In a sense, religion is a type of community, where those who participate together create harmonic relations. This term can also relate to the individual, and how each person has their own special forms of expression through worship and art. I feel like art is used as a harmony to reach the divine or to self-express emotions. Another aspect by Orbe is the "Muted Group Theroy" which is a language that suggests the world view. Over time, dominant group members formulate a communication system that supports their perceptions of the world and conceptualizes it as the appropriate language for the rest of society. I think we can all see this present with how the world has shifted over the years. We have transformed from religious art to modern art, which is regulated by the rules society has formed over the decades.
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reflection on outside reading:Peter Berger "The Social Construction of Reality"
12/1/09
Peter Berger says that social reality is a form of consciousness, and he also talks about the relationship between society and the individual. His main theory is the sociological theory, which talks about how our conception of reality defines interaction with social structures. I agree with his findings and I actually remember a time we were talking about this in class. I'm pretty sure Dr. Redick was talking about how one of his friends was living in his own world, which obviously wasn't reality, but to him it was. What I was wondering is, if his mind believes he is living in a certain world, why wouldn't that be considered reality? As I was reading Berger's work this example Dr. Redick told us in class was constantly popping into my mind. I guess it is saying that reality is a social construction, not an individual construction. So, if we all were living in the same world at Dr. Redicks friend, then it could in fact be considered reality, but since it is out of the norms and he is the only one living it, it becomes something different or that specific individual is looked upon as looney. This is a concept I kind of struggle with because there are so many aspects to look at, but it is interesting to think about the real and the perceived reality of things.
12/1/09
Peter Berger says that social reality is a form of consciousness, and he also talks about the relationship between society and the individual. His main theory is the sociological theory, which talks about how our conception of reality defines interaction with social structures. I agree with his findings and I actually remember a time we were talking about this in class. I'm pretty sure Dr. Redick was talking about how one of his friends was living in his own world, which obviously wasn't reality, but to him it was. What I was wondering is, if his mind believes he is living in a certain world, why wouldn't that be considered reality? As I was reading Berger's work this example Dr. Redick told us in class was constantly popping into my mind. I guess it is saying that reality is a social construction, not an individual construction. So, if we all were living in the same world at Dr. Redicks friend, then it could in fact be considered reality, but since it is out of the norms and he is the only one living it, it becomes something different or that specific individual is looked upon as looney. This is a concept I kind of struggle with because there are so many aspects to look at, but it is interesting to think about the real and the perceived reality of things.
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assigned class book or journal:Martin Buber "I Thou"
12/1/09
Martin Buber uses the "I-thou" as the way humans relate to their world. "I-thou" is the existence of two beings in an authentic existence without any realization of one another. He explains how "I-thou" encounters are made actual, rather than being merely concepts. An example of this in everyday life is two strangers on a train. What I really liked about Buber's explanation of the "I-thou" relationship, is how you can form that type of relationship with God. You don't necesarily have to pursue the relationship, you just have to be open to it. If you're open to a relationship with God, then he will come to you. Also, because it is your choice to be open to something, the "I-thou" relationship lasts as long as an individual chooses.
I remember we went over this in class, but Buber's article really helped me grasp the information. Basically, an "I-thou" relationship is something you're open to, but don't seek out. If you seek it out it will turn into an "I-it" relationship, which are the types of relationships we form in reality. In our day to day lives we are constantly striving to get things, not just open to the idea. I don't know how many times i have heart the saying, "if you want something go get it." So I guess the "I-it" relationship are things we can touch, see, and smell, whereas the "I-thou" relationship is something more spiritual where you rely solely on faith. Another thing I thought was interesting is once you've reached an "I-thou" relationship, when you come back to the "I-it" world you act with a deeper relation and community. So forming an "I-thou" relationship will effect the way you live in the "I-it" world.
12/1/09
Martin Buber uses the "I-thou" as the way humans relate to their world. "I-thou" is the existence of two beings in an authentic existence without any realization of one another. He explains how "I-thou" encounters are made actual, rather than being merely concepts. An example of this in everyday life is two strangers on a train. What I really liked about Buber's explanation of the "I-thou" relationship, is how you can form that type of relationship with God. You don't necesarily have to pursue the relationship, you just have to be open to it. If you're open to a relationship with God, then he will come to you. Also, because it is your choice to be open to something, the "I-thou" relationship lasts as long as an individual chooses.
I remember we went over this in class, but Buber's article really helped me grasp the information. Basically, an "I-thou" relationship is something you're open to, but don't seek out. If you seek it out it will turn into an "I-it" relationship, which are the types of relationships we form in reality. In our day to day lives we are constantly striving to get things, not just open to the idea. I don't know how many times i have heart the saying, "if you want something go get it." So I guess the "I-it" relationship are things we can touch, see, and smell, whereas the "I-thou" relationship is something more spiritual where you rely solely on faith. Another thing I thought was interesting is once you've reached an "I-thou" relationship, when you come back to the "I-it" world you act with a deeper relation and community. So forming an "I-thou" relationship will effect the way you live in the "I-it" world.
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assigned class books or journals:Mircea Eliade "Sacred and Profane"
12/1/09
Eliade describes the profane space the same as many articles I have read, being that it is the space of nonreligious experience. One instance I liked was how he said profane space gives man no pattern of behavior. I think this is true. The profane, from my point of view, has no motivations, meanings, or deep thought, but is more of a space which deflects reality. In our own lives we have communication, order, and live by some type of system to create balance. I feel like the profane is another way to look at chaos.
The sacred on the other hand contains all "reality" or value. Other things may acquire this "reality" but only to the extent that they participate in the sacred (84). The sacred then to me is the conformation of man. The sacred asks for a response, and this response is urged through reflection of the form of God, gods, or mythical beings. He talks about Moses and the burning bush as an example.
I feel like this relates to art because art invites you in and wants a response. Art is a way you can reflect the sacred.
12/1/09
Eliade describes the profane space the same as many articles I have read, being that it is the space of nonreligious experience. One instance I liked was how he said profane space gives man no pattern of behavior. I think this is true. The profane, from my point of view, has no motivations, meanings, or deep thought, but is more of a space which deflects reality. In our own lives we have communication, order, and live by some type of system to create balance. I feel like the profane is another way to look at chaos.
The sacred on the other hand contains all "reality" or value. Other things may acquire this "reality" but only to the extent that they participate in the sacred (84). The sacred then to me is the conformation of man. The sacred asks for a response, and this response is urged through reflection of the form of God, gods, or mythical beings. He talks about Moses and the burning bush as an example.
I feel like this relates to art because art invites you in and wants a response. Art is a way you can reflect the sacred.
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