Found Theology

What perhaps makes Found Theology unique is Quashs embrace of that reality and his search for the work of the Holy Spirit within the ongoing processes of history. Quash is concerned with connecting theology to art, science, and interreligious dialogue. He is interested in a method for Christian theology that allows deep and meaningful interaction with these critical contemporary forces. As he proceeds, he opens up large vistas for the future of theology. * The Christian Century * Frames and reframes the questions that constructive and pastoral theologians ought to be asking about the Spirits work I can imagine no better future for pneumatology than for it to follow Quashs lead. * Modern Theology * Quashs monograph provides a stimulating new proposal to the broader conversation about how the dialogue between theology and the arts can proceed. It will be of particular interest to post-graduate researchers in the related fields of Christianity and the arts. * Theological Book Review, Vol 26 No 1 * The book succeeds admirably in its ambition to be a groundbreaking exercise in the interdisciplinary discussion of theology, science and the arts. ... Fans of fresh, engaging, well-expressed and richly imagined works of theological enterprise will not be disappointed. * Theological Book Review Vol 26 No 2 * There is a richness and allusiveness to Quashs writing that corroborates that his first studies were in English literature rather than in, for example, philosophy or natural science. As such they are likely to succeed in provoking readers into further thought rather than definitively resolving in which direction they should next proceed. * Theology * An important book, Found Theology evinces the patience called for, and no doubt required, if we are to get beyond the given, or, taking the posture of the communicant, to receive the gift given in the found. * Modern Believing * Quashs literary background, accompanied by his historical concern, brings a valuable perspective to proceedings [An] inspired and inspiring work. * The Heythrop Journal *

Ben Quash is the first occupant of the Chair in Christianity and the Arts at King's College London, UK. He has been there since 2007, and prior to that was Dean and Fellow of Peterhouse in the University of Cambridge, UK, where he was also Academic Convenor of the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme, developing research and public education programmes related to the three Abrahamic traditions of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. He runs an MA in Christianityand the Arts in association with the National Gallery, London, has worked with many arts organisations including the Britten Sinfonia, the Royal Opera House, and the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, and broadcasts frequentlyon BBC radio. He is a Canon Theologian of both Coventry and Bradford Cathedrals, and was the author of Abiding, the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2013.

Acknowledgements Preface 1. Historical Finding PART I2. 'I Will Happen As I Will Happen' (Exodus 3:14) 3. Maculation PART II 4. 'In My Flesh I Shall See God' (Job 19:26) 5. Reception PART III 6. 'Truly the LORD Is in This Place and I Did Not Know It' 7. Abduction PART IV 8. Vertiginous At-Homeness (In)conclusion Bibliography Index