SYLLABI by Jann Cather Weaver
This course introduces major methods of theological interpretations, engaging artwork from cultur... more This course introduces major methods of theological interpretations, engaging artwork from culturally diverse contexts: paintings, theater, film, photography, poetry, music, Outsider Art, architecture, as well as street and “guerrilla” art. The class explores the intersection of theology, spirituality, culture, and the arts, as well as the ensuing implications for the work of churches and communities of belonging in the world. Stemming from these studies, students will begin an initial development of their own theological/spiritual understanding and methodological approaches to the arts, integrating content from readings, videos, presentations, class discussions, and artistic experiences. This development is a crucial element in leadership formation and practice.
Syllabus for "Film as Theological Text: Race-ing, Gender-ing, Class, and Sexualities," Spring Sem... more Syllabus for "Film as Theological Text: Race-ing, Gender-ing, Class, and Sexualities," Spring Semester 2016, at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota
Syllabus for online course, "Theological Focus on Photography," Spring Semester 2015, at United T... more Syllabus for online course, "Theological Focus on Photography," Spring Semester 2015, at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota
Syllabus for "Theological Interpretation of the Arts," Fall Semester 2015, at United Theological ... more Syllabus for "Theological Interpretation of the Arts," Fall Semester 2015, at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota
Syllabus for the graduate course, "Theological Interpretation of the Arts," for the fall 2014 sem... more Syllabus for the graduate course, "Theological Interpretation of the Arts," for the fall 2014 semester at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. The course theologically examines cross-cultural artistic expressions of painting, photography, film, theater, poetry, music, and Outsider Art (Art Brut).
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Books by Jann Cather Weaver
"'Imaging the Word' is an award-winning, full-color, coffee-table-size book filled with some of t... more "'Imaging the Word' is an award-winning, full-color, coffee-table-size book filled with some of the world's finest art. Imaginatively blended with the lectionary readings for each week of the year, the contents have been selected for multi-generational and multicultural appeal. Available in either hardcover or paperback, 'Imaging the Word' includes -- along with the stunning artwork -- stories, music, drama, portions of scripts, liturgies, and Bible commentary. Inspirational and stimulating, 'Imaging [the Word'] offers a unique resource for [preachers], church groups, and for individuals in private study and devotion -- as well as a treasure for ... those planning worship." Amazon.com
Teaching Documents by Jann Cather Weaver
Guidelines for developing the rights, responsibilities, and skills for interracial and intercultu... more Guidelines for developing the rights, responsibilities, and skills for interracial and intercultural dialogue. Derived from a model of interfaith dialogue developed by National Conference on Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Source cited in paper.
Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries by Jann Cather Weaver
"Seeing is a disciplined task,
not confined to the physical, biological
function of sight. Ocular... more "Seeing is a disciplined task,
not confined to the physical, biological
function of sight. Ocular vision is not a
necessity or even the point of departure
for the discipline of seeing. Rather, seeing
is the critical discipline of delving
beneath surface, affective, and customary
appearances; delving into the very
constitutive, constructed layers of re-presented
'reality' and theology."
"Seeing." In The Dictionary of Feminist Theologies. Edited by Letty M. Russell and J. Shannon Clarkson, 254 – 255. Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.
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The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pu... more I will upload article soon. Stay tuned.
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues a twofold task. Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. Secondly, it documents the history of the Bible's reception, not only in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspo-ra, but also in literature, art, music, and film, as well as Islam and other religious traditions and current religious movements. With this broad program of reception history, EBR moves into new terrain, seeking to do justice to the fact that the biblical texts not only have their own particular genetic background and setting but also have been received and interpreted, and exerted their influence, in countless and diverse religious, theological, and aesthetic settings. EBR will shape scholarship on the Bible and its reception. EBR is a resource tool for scholars in biblical studies and related fields but also accessible to general readers interested in the Bible. It is edited by an international team of scholars, all experts in their fields. With the help of a comprehensive search engine the online edition of the EBR makes the articles fully searchable.
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, 2017
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The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues a twofold task. Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. Secondly, it documents the history of the Bible's reception, not only in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora, but also in literature, art, music, and film, as well as Islam and other religious traditions and current religious movements. With this broad program of reception history, EBR moves into new terrain, seeking to do justice to the fact that the biblical texts not only have their own particular genetic background and setting but also have been received and interpreted, and exerted their influence, in countless and diverse religious, theological, and aesthetic settings. EBR will shape scholarship on the Bible and its reception. EBR is a resource tool for scholars in biblical studies and related fields but is also accessible to general readers interested in the Bible. It is edited by an international team of scholars, all experts in their fields. With the help of a comprehensive search engine, the online edition of the EBR makes the articles fully searchable.
Papers by Jann Cather Weaver
This paper will initiate a shared critical ethic for liturgy and the media images of visual cultu... more This paper will initiate a shared critical ethic for liturgy and the media images of visual culture. This critical ethic has concise rubrics entailing approaches to the vehicles of media of postmodern ‘realities’, a non-essentialist understanding of aesthetics and theological aesthetics as
politically and culturally contextual, an understanding of community as incarnational as well as virtual and viral, and the Tillichian understanding of implicitly and explicitly religious content in form and style.
Imaging the Word: An Art sn Lectionary Resource, Vol. 1, 1994
Imaging the Word is an award-winning, full-color, coffee-table-size book filled with some of the ... more Imaging the Word is an award-winning, full-color, coffee-table-size book filled with some of the world's greatest religious and secular art. Chosen to illuminate biblical lectionary readings for the liturgical year, the works of art represent global, multiracial, and multigenerational realities. Available in hardcover or paperback, Imaging the Word includes—along with stunning visual artwork—stories, music, poems, drama, liturgies, and biblical commentary (NRSV).
Visual Theology: Forming and Transforming the Community through the Arts, 2009
An artwork named "Jesus" by outsider artist, Gary Seal of Minnesota, is examined through the stru... more An artwork named "Jesus" by outsider artist, Gary Seal of Minnesota, is examined through the structure of liturgical experience and sacramental theology. A survey of outsider art is presented.
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SYLLABI by Jann Cather Weaver
Books by Jann Cather Weaver
Teaching Documents by Jann Cather Weaver
Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries by Jann Cather Weaver
not confined to the physical, biological
function of sight. Ocular vision is not a
necessity or even the point of departure
for the discipline of seeing. Rather, seeing
is the critical discipline of delving
beneath surface, affective, and customary
appearances; delving into the very
constitutive, constructed layers of re-presented
'reality' and theology."
"Seeing." In The Dictionary of Feminist Theologies. Edited by Letty M. Russell and J. Shannon Clarkson, 254 – 255. Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues a twofold task. Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. Secondly, it documents the history of the Bible's reception, not only in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspo-ra, but also in literature, art, music, and film, as well as Islam and other religious traditions and current religious movements. With this broad program of reception history, EBR moves into new terrain, seeking to do justice to the fact that the biblical texts not only have their own particular genetic background and setting but also have been received and interpreted, and exerted their influence, in countless and diverse religious, theological, and aesthetic settings. EBR will shape scholarship on the Bible and its reception. EBR is a resource tool for scholars in biblical studies and related fields but also accessible to general readers interested in the Bible. It is edited by an international team of scholars, all experts in their fields. With the help of a comprehensive search engine the online edition of the EBR makes the articles fully searchable.
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues a twofold task. Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. Secondly, it documents the history of the Bible's reception, not only in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora, but also in literature, art, music, and film, as well as Islam and other religious traditions and current religious movements. With this broad program of reception history, EBR moves into new terrain, seeking to do justice to the fact that the biblical texts not only have their own particular genetic background and setting but also have been received and interpreted, and exerted their influence, in countless and diverse religious, theological, and aesthetic settings. EBR will shape scholarship on the Bible and its reception. EBR is a resource tool for scholars in biblical studies and related fields but is also accessible to general readers interested in the Bible. It is edited by an international team of scholars, all experts in their fields. With the help of a comprehensive search engine, the online edition of the EBR makes the articles fully searchable.
Papers by Jann Cather Weaver
politically and culturally contextual, an understanding of community as incarnational as well as virtual and viral, and the Tillichian understanding of implicitly and explicitly religious content in form and style.
not confined to the physical, biological
function of sight. Ocular vision is not a
necessity or even the point of departure
for the discipline of seeing. Rather, seeing
is the critical discipline of delving
beneath surface, affective, and customary
appearances; delving into the very
constitutive, constructed layers of re-presented
'reality' and theology."
"Seeing." In The Dictionary of Feminist Theologies. Edited by Letty M. Russell and J. Shannon Clarkson, 254 – 255. Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues a twofold task. Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. Secondly, it documents the history of the Bible's reception, not only in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspo-ra, but also in literature, art, music, and film, as well as Islam and other religious traditions and current religious movements. With this broad program of reception history, EBR moves into new terrain, seeking to do justice to the fact that the biblical texts not only have their own particular genetic background and setting but also have been received and interpreted, and exerted their influence, in countless and diverse religious, theological, and aesthetic settings. EBR will shape scholarship on the Bible and its reception. EBR is a resource tool for scholars in biblical studies and related fields but also accessible to general readers interested in the Bible. It is edited by an international team of scholars, all experts in their fields. With the help of a comprehensive search engine the online edition of the EBR makes the articles fully searchable.
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues a twofold task. Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. Secondly, it documents the history of the Bible's reception, not only in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora, but also in literature, art, music, and film, as well as Islam and other religious traditions and current religious movements. With this broad program of reception history, EBR moves into new terrain, seeking to do justice to the fact that the biblical texts not only have their own particular genetic background and setting but also have been received and interpreted, and exerted their influence, in countless and diverse religious, theological, and aesthetic settings. EBR will shape scholarship on the Bible and its reception. EBR is a resource tool for scholars in biblical studies and related fields but is also accessible to general readers interested in the Bible. It is edited by an international team of scholars, all experts in their fields. With the help of a comprehensive search engine, the online edition of the EBR makes the articles fully searchable.
politically and culturally contextual, an understanding of community as incarnational as well as virtual and viral, and the Tillichian understanding of implicitly and explicitly religious content in form and style.