Christian theology traditionally regards the sacramental as the
polar opposite of the profane. The polarity is a memorial of
contemporary desacralisation, profanisation, and sacralisation that
stands as a portal to the story of modern reality. In our liminal
space, we neither de-sacralise our environs nor re-sacralise the
world. The lines are blurred and our perception of spirituality is
neither immanent nor transcendent. While words fail to articulate
the condition, stories are told and tales of experiences come
together to form new theoretical nets, systems and categories. The
conference volume, Sacrality and Materiality: Locating
Intersections seeks to reply to the questions: Where does the
sacred intersect with the material? What happens when they meet?
First, however, does the sacral even exist? Would it be more
productive to ignite sacramental discourse at the intersections of
a new matrix? Historically, materiality is other than spirituality
-- an intersection of the two is an intangible event of the
intellect and spirit. We must engage a bipolar setting in the
context of its own history in order to speak about the unspeakable.
Despite that spirituality and materiality refuse to assume the
categories assigned to the initial polarities of sacrality and
profanity, the volume addresses the constrictions. Sacral
materialism and sacral spiritualism both exist in their own right,
and Christian theology has more to offer than polarities. The
sacral is the meeting point for the fission of thought. Is the
sacramental a topos for telling a postmodern story of spiritual
experience? Is Evangelical sacramental theology relevant? Does
theological talk about holy materiality belong in denominational
and inter-religious dialogue?
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