Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and Leviathan

Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and Leviathan

This article explores apophatic ways of presenting God (the Other) in two films of Andrey Zvyagintsev. The lens for this analysis is the phenomenological theology of John Panteleimon Manoussakis, using the following concepts: (1) God as personal Other; (2) the relational nature of God’s self-disclos...

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Main Author: Denys Kondyuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
icons
relationships
absence
theological aesthetics
interpersonal relations
theophany
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/7/7/82
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spelling doaj-28d49c7e0ebe4c0494d4922ec6576c042020-11-24T21:10:46ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442016-06-01778210.3390/rel7070082rel7070082Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and LeviathanDenys Kondyuk0Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, Kiev 04075, Kvitka Tsisyk 57, UkraineThis article explores apophatic ways of presenting God (the Other) in two films of Andrey Zvyagintsev. The lens for this analysis is the phenomenological theology of John Panteleimon Manoussakis, using the following concepts: (1) God as personal Other; (2) the relational nature of God’s self-disclosure through prosopon; (3) God as revealed in space/sight; (4) God as revealed in hearing/time; and (5) God as revealed in touch/self-understanding. This analysis, pursued through close examination of Zvyagintsev’s The Return (2003) and Leviathan (2014), demonstrates the relevance of Manoussakis’s theology to the study of religion and film, particularly in its sensual and experiential themes and emphases.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/7/7/82iconsrelationshipsabsencetheological aestheticsinterpersonal relationstheophany
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Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and Leviathan
Religions
icons
relationships
absence
theological aesthetics
interpersonal relations
theophany
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title Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and Leviathan
title_short Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and Leviathan
title_full Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and Leviathan
title_fullStr Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and Leviathan
title_full_unstemmed Sensing and Longing for God in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s The Return and Leviathan
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description This article explores apophatic ways of presenting God (the Other) in two films of Andrey Zvyagintsev. The lens for this analysis is the phenomenological theology of John Panteleimon Manoussakis, using the following concepts: (1) God as personal Other; (2) the relational nature of God’s self-disclosure through prosopon; (3) God as revealed in space/sight; (4) God as revealed in hearing/time; and (5) God as revealed in touch/self-understanding. This analysis, pursued through close examination of Zvyagintsev’s The Return (2003) and Leviathan (2014), demonstrates the relevance of Manoussakis’s theology to the study of religion and film, particularly in its sensual and experiential themes and emphases.
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relationships
absence
theological aesthetics
interpersonal relations
theophany
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