{"title":"Christian Faith, Contingencies, and Resonance","authors":"Jan-Olav Henriksen","doi":"10.1111/dial.70021","DOIUrl":"10.1111/dial.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<p>How are experiences shaping how people understand, relate to, and see Christian faith and doctrine as relevant in their lives? It can be argued that this is due to how such doctrines can relate to and interpret their experiences of contingency and resonance. This approach entails elements that can help understand the quest for experiences with religion within a larger theoretical framework and point to some of the implications that can be derived from a theoretical approach that addresses a specific understanding of Christian—and especially Lutheran—theology. A main idea here is that the contemporary discussion about the uncontrollable features of reality corresponds to and supports the notion of the human being as being referred to something other than its own agency.</p>","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"65 1","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dial.70021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147683927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ecology in Hartmut Rosa's Theory of Resonance: A Four-Level Reconstruction","authors":"Niels Henrik Gregersen","doi":"10.1111/dial.70028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.70028","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article discusses Hartmut Rosa's sociological theory of resonance with special emphasis on religion and ecology. In Rosa, resonance experiences refer to (always) participatory and (normally) enlivening world relations. I argue that Rosa's resonance theory is multi-pronged and covers at least three interconnected levels. (1) At the phenomenological level, Rosa points to ever-fleeting experiences of resonance and more long-lived axes of resonance. (2) At the sociological level, he analyzes the structural conditions that either promote or inhibit an openness to resonance among late modern citizens. (3) At the philosophical level, Rosa argues that resonance constitutes basic and primordial ways of being-in-the-world more fundamental than alienation. Adding to Rosa's sociological theory, I propose (4) the level of a pre-cultural world of ‘natural resonance’ ubiquitously ingrained in the more-than-human world. Natural resonance is presented as a prelude to Rosa's sociological theory, which supports his constitutive view of resonance by fueling human existence below the threshold of awareness. In discussion with Bruno Latour, it is argued that Rosa's resonance theory links religion, ecology, and ethics without reducing them to one another.</p>","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"65 1","pages":"36-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dial.70028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147683555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Christian Faith, Contingencies, and Resonance","authors":"Jan-Olav Henriksen","doi":"10.1111/dial.70021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<p>How are experiences shaping how people understand, relate to, and see Christian faith and doctrine as relevant in their lives? It can be argued that this is due to how such doctrines can relate to and interpret their experiences of contingency and resonance. This approach entails elements that can help understand the quest for experiences with religion within a larger theoretical framework and point to some of the implications that can be derived from a theoretical approach that addresses a specific understanding of Christian—and especially Lutheran—theology. A main idea here is that the contemporary discussion about the uncontrollable features of reality corresponds to and supports the notion of the human being as being referred to something other than its own agency.</p>","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"65 1","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dial.70021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147683928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Recognition to Resonance: Insights for Lutheran Theology From Hartmut Rosa's Critique of Honneth","authors":"Mikkel Gabriel Christoffersen","doi":"10.1111/dial.70022","DOIUrl":"10.1111/dial.70022","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article engages Hartmut Rosa's critique of Axel Honneth's theory of recognition to reconsider Lutheran interpretations of the doctrine of justification. While recognition theory has offered fruitful resources for articulating justification as divine recognition, it also risks reducing faith to a form of moral validation. Drawing on Rosa's concept of resonance, the article argues that justification can also be understood as an uncontrollable, transformative event in which God addresses human beings and evokes faith as response. Through a systematic comparison of recognition and resonance, the article explores possible implications for faith, the good life, world relations, divine–human mutuality, and social struggle. It proposes that resonance expands Lutheran theology by addressing contemporary experiences of alienation and spiritual muteness, reframing justification as participation in a living, responsive relation to God with consequences for relations to the world.</p>","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"65 1","pages":"16-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dial.70022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147683257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wondering, Intervening, Being Enmeshed: Eco-Theology in Light of Ecology 1, Ecology 2, and Ecology 3","authors":"Niels Henrik Gregersen","doi":"10.1111/dial.70017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.70017","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article presents the distinction between Ecology 1, Ecology 2, and Ecology 3 by articulating typical human ways of relating to the more-than-human world. The first ecology views nature as a non-human alterity, perceived as wild and dangerous but also as majestic and potentially enchanted. The second ecology turns to humanly cultivated nature such as agricultural landscapes, gardens, and cities, all using technological interventions. The third ecology acknowledges that humanity is deeply enmeshed or mixed up with the all-encompassing world of creation, including the biosphere and the abiotic realms of nature. It is argued that a distinction between the three ecologies unfolds significant repertoires for contemporary eco-theology and ethics. Examples show how the three ecologies have been operative in theological traditions in ways that address different aspects of the human sense of cosmic connectedness.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"64 4","pages":"181-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145848113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theology and the More-Than-Human World","authors":"Niels Henrik Gregersen","doi":"10.1111/dial.70015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.70015","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Featuring Niels Henrik Gregersen, “Wondering, Intervening, Being Enmeshed: Eco-Theology in Light of Ecology 1, Ecology 2, and Ecology 3;” Per Torp Sangild and Pui Him Ip, “A Spiritual Dimension of Human-Animal Relations?;” Emil Børty Nielsen, “Playing God with animals? The Meaning of Animals in a More Than Human World;” Tobias Anker Stripp, “Lights and Landscapes: More-Than-Human Nature in Near-Death Experiences as Reconciliation in a Time of Ecological Crisis;” Selin Şencan, “Ecotheology, Philosophy, and Literary Narratives: Crossroads of Environmental Ethics.”</p>","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"64 4","pages":"179-180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145846121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lutheran Ecotheology and the Anthropocene: Posthumanism, Apocalypse, and Hope","authors":"Nazila Heidarzadegan","doi":"10.1111/dial.70012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article explores how Lutheran theology can enrich ecological thought in the Anthropocene era. Building on the Lutheran view of the human as both righteous and flawed (<i>simul justus et peccator</i>) and the logic of <i>sola gratia</i> (grace alone), it reframes ecological crisis not as a failure of faith but as a kairotic moment demanding ethical and spiritual rethinking. Instead of portraying humanity as separate or exceptional, the article aligns Lutheran anthropology with posthumanist theorists such as Donna Haraway, N. Katherine Hayles, and Rosi Braidotti, emphasizing humanity's creaturely vulnerability and relational existence. In this context, apocalyptic themes in Lutheran and modern theology are considered not as endings but as openings for ongoing ecological and spiritual renewal. The article proposes an ethic grounded in humility, lament, and vocation, one shaped by grace and attuned to the fragility of the planet. By doing so, Lutheran thought offers resources for articulating hope and responsibility in the face of environmental crisis. Ultimately, this reframing positions Lutheran theology as a guide for creative engagement and ethical response in an era marked by planetary unce and transformation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"64 4","pages":"211-218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145845847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sacred Deserts: Reading Fuzuli's Leyli and Majnun With Deleuze and Theology","authors":"Ayşe Korkmaz","doi":"10.1111/dial.70013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.70013","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article explores the symbolic and theological significance of the desert in Fuzuli's <i>Leyli and Majnun</i>, examining how Majnun's exile into the wilderness functions as both a space of loss and a stage of transformation. Drawing on Deleuze's geophilosophy, the desert is approached not as an absence but as a productive “smooth space” where desire deterritorializes and new forms of being emerge. This philosophical framework illuminates how the desert in Fuzuli's narrative becomes a site of paradox, where solitude yields communion with nonhuman creatures and barrenness blossoms into renewal. In dialogue with theology, particularly the theology of the cross, the study shows that Majnun's wilderness journey resonates with broader traditions in which divine presence is revealed in weakness, abandonment, and trial. The desert thus appears as a sacred space that holds together suffering and grace, human longing and divine love, and ecological fragility and renewal. By positioning Fuzuli's poem at the intersection of literature, philosophy, and theology, the article argues that the desert motif offers a transreligious and ecotheological lens for rethinking desire, creation, and redemption in the Anthropocene.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"64 4","pages":"204-210"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145848355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Otherness and Identity in the Gospel of John","authors":"Allison deForest","doi":"10.1111/dial.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.70011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42769,"journal":{"name":"Dialog-A Journal of Theology","volume":"64 4","pages":"219-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145846144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}