Music and the Generosity of God (Radical Theologies and Philosophies)

What if sounds everywhere lavish divine generosity? Merging insights from Jean-Luc Marion with musical ingenuity from Pierre Boulez and John Cage’s __4’33__”, Gerald C. Liu blends the phenomenological, theological, and musical to formulate a hypothesis that in all places, soundscapes instantiate divine giving without boundary. He aims to widen apprehension of holiness in the world, and privileges the ubiquity of sound as a limitless and easily accessible portal for discovering the inexhaustible magnitude of divine giving. What if sounds everywhere lavish divine generosity? Merging insights from Jean-Luc Marion with musical ingenuity from Pierre Boulez and John Cage’s 4’33y, Gerald C. Liu blends the phenomenological, theological, and musical to formulate a hypothesis that in all places, soundscapes instantiate divine giving without boundary. He aims to widen apprehension of holiness in the world, and privileges the ubiquity of sound as a limitless and easily accessible portal for discovering the inexhaustible magnitude of divine giving. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Gerald C. Liu)....Pages 1-14 A Silent Prayer (Gerald C. Liu)....Pages 15-35 Theological Stocktaking with Pierre Boulez (Gerald C. Liu)....Pages 37-52 The Epistle of 4'33" (Gerald C. Liu)....Pages 53-67 The Ubiquity of Music and Sacramental Life (Gerald C. Liu)....Pages 69-92 The Spook of Modern Technology and the Generosity of Music (Gerald C. Liu)....Pages 93-120 Conclusion (Gerald C. Liu)....Pages 121-133 Back Matter ....Pages 135-140