Bodily communions: An eschatological proposal for addressing the Christian body problem. Issue 3 (2nd September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: MacDougall, Scott
• Is Part Of: Dialog. Volume 57:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 178
• Page End: 185
• Publication Date: 2018-09-02
• Subjects: embodiment -- eschatology -- gender -- queer theology -- resurrection -- sexuality; Theology -- Periodicals; 230.41
• DOI: 10.1111/dial.12415
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0012-2033

Abstract

Abstract: This article is a programmatic proposal for providing a theological and existential (experiential and practical) framework for addressing the problem of the body in Christianity, specifically by examining the body against its eschatological horizon. It outlines the character of the problem, specifies an eschatological approach for addressing it, and begins to unfold a number of topics regarding embodiment that have new salience when apprehended in eschatological terms. It concludes by providing a preliminary agenda for carrying such a project forward.