Sammanfattning
The topic of this article is religious materiality in a Finnish, Lutheran setting. Reflecting on the altar cross of the Luther Church Helsinki – and more specifically the elevated role the cross played in the re-opening of the church in 2016 – the article supports the argument of recent scholars that Protestant engagement with materiality is not unambiguously negative but rather ambivalent. Using James Bielo’s concept of “legitimizing frames” – i.e. boundaries or landmarks within which Protestants feel safe enough to deal with things and objects – the article suggests a so-called heritagization frame. Objects or things used within such a frame induce in people a sense of past events and experiences – preferably events in which God has made himself known in this world. This, in turn, enables people’s engagement with the objects.
Originalspråk | Engelska |
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Sidor (från-till) | 71-85 |
Antal sidor | 15 |
Tidskrift | Approaching Religion |
Volym | 14 |
Nummer | 1 |
DOI | |
Status | Publicerad - 28 feb. 2024 |
MoE-publikationstyp | A1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad |
Nyckelord
- Religious materiality
- Lutheranism
- Legitimizing frame
- Religious heritage,
- Sacred waste,