In god's house there are many rooms
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Phillips, Debra. (2016). In god's house there are many rooms. Feminist Theology. 25(1), pp. 96 - 110. https://doi.org/10.1177/0966735016657716
Authors | Phillips, Debra |
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Abstract | In this article I make links between melancholia, creativity and communion with God at a personal level, referencing John’s gospel, ‘God’s house has many rooms’ (14.2–3) and ‘The Mansions’, a text written by Theresa of Avila where the ‘mansion’ is an analogy for the space in which God’s omniscient love is realized. My paintings were formed from the day-to-day lived experience of ‘psycheache’ (Joiner, 2005: 37) and are a graphic representation of a non-explainable reality. I see in these paintings a transcendent reality for they are the markings I made to express a state-of-being that could not be articulated. During this episode of Depression I painted dark interiors with rambling corridors, flights of steps and doorways leading into rooms empty of people. |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Feminist Theology |
Journal citation | 25 (1), pp. 96 - 110 |
Publisher | Sage |
ISSN | 0966-7350 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0966735016657716 |
Page range | 96 - 110 |
Research Group | School of Arts |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | England |
Editors | L. Isherwood, L. Hughes and B. Clack and J. Wooton |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/86v95/in-god-s-house-there-are-many-rooms
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