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Alphonce, Victor LU (2025) TLVK10 20242
Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Abstract
This bachelor thesis explores the intersection of Christian identity and postmodern critique through the concept of profilicity and related concepts. By examining the perspectives of theologians and philosophers, particularly with the help of the works of Medi Ann Volpe and her sources and synthesizing them with the works of Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio and their sources, various conclusions about the nature of Christian identity in a postmodern context emerges. The methodology of this thesis has been to analyze some theology about postmodern Christian identity and how Moeller and D’Ambrosios concepts relate to and contribute to that. Their philosophical insights, the theology about identity and a few real-world examples are... (More)
This bachelor thesis explores the intersection of Christian identity and postmodern critique through the concept of profilicity and related concepts. By examining the perspectives of theologians and philosophers, particularly with the help of the works of Medi Ann Volpe and her sources and synthesizing them with the works of Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio and their sources, various conclusions about the nature of Christian identity in a postmodern context emerges. The methodology of this thesis has been to analyze some theology about postmodern Christian identity and how Moeller and D’Ambrosios concepts relate to and contribute to that. Their philosophical insights, the theology about identity and a few real-world examples are then synthesized and the potential consequence of this synthesis is then tentatively examined. One part of the contribution that Moeller and D’Ambrosios conclusions about identity technologies have to theology of identities is to categorize and shine a light on the theologies that exist. The conclusions both bring their own criticisms and help highlight what is criticized by other arguments. Another contribution is specifically about the most recent identity technology that they call profilicity. Their research highlights how social media, the general peer, and second-order observation affect identity formation today. This is something that to a degree is acknowledged in the theologies of identity, however not in those words. There are also some conclusions from Moeller and D’Ambrosio that are not prevalent in the theologies, though they do exist in Christian identity formation today, as the surface-level examples show. One final conclusion of this thesis is that, like all other people who live under the regime of profilicity, Christians would probably do well by adapting and using several identity technologies when they form their identities, and not put all their eggs in one basket. Profilicity isn’t enough, and it has its own problems for Christian identity, so making use of more than one is probably wise. (Less)
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Alphonce, Victor LU
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alternative title
Identitetstekniker och teologi: Ett bidrag till samtalet om postmodern kristen identitet
course
TLVK10 20242
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
identity, postmodern, christian identity, profilicity, Hans-Georg Moeller
language
Swedish
id
9185601
date added to LUP
2025-02-26 08:44:55
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2025-02-26 08:44:55
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  abstract     = {{This bachelor thesis explores the intersection of Christian identity and postmodern critique through the concept of profilicity and related concepts. By examining the perspectives of theologians and philosophers, particularly with the help of the works of Medi Ann Volpe and her sources and synthesizing them with the works of Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio and their sources, various conclusions about the nature of Christian identity in a postmodern context emerges. The methodology of this thesis has been to analyze some theology about postmodern Christian identity and how Moeller and D’Ambrosios concepts relate to and contribute to that. Their philosophical insights, the theology about identity and a few real-world examples are then synthesized and the potential consequence of this synthesis is then tentatively examined. One part of the contribution that Moeller and D’Ambrosios conclusions about identity technologies have to theology of identities is to categorize and shine a light on the theologies that exist. The conclusions both bring their own criticisms and help highlight what is criticized by other arguments. Another contribution is specifically about the most recent identity technology that they call profilicity. Their research highlights how social media, the general peer, and second-order observation affect identity formation today. This is something that to a degree is acknowledged in the theologies of identity, however not in those words. There are also some conclusions from Moeller and D’Ambrosio that are not prevalent in the theologies, though they do exist in Christian identity formation today, as the surface-level examples show. One final conclusion of this thesis is that, like all other people who live under the regime of profilicity, Christians would probably do well by adapting and using several identity technologies when they form their identities, and not put all their eggs in one basket. Profilicity isn’t enough, and it has its own problems for Christian identity, so making use of more than one is probably wise.}},
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  title        = {{Kristen för likes?}},
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