Some time back I had written on the metaphor of "Kintsukuroi" with regards to the Christian Faith... particularly our understanding of humanity (theological anthropology). I noted that in the Japanese pottery artform of "golden repair," beauty is seen in the accentuation of the repairs rather than the hiding of repairs. The making of beauty out …
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Kintsukuroi Faith: Beautifully Broken. Part 2
You may want to look at Part 1 of this Post Pottery is big in the Bible. No surprise since pottery was highly useful (as it is now) and was pretty high tech. Having taken a class in high temperature materials back in my mechanical engineering days, I can confirm that pottery-making/ceramics is still high-tech. …
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Kintsukuroi Faith: Beautifully Broken. Part I
Kintsukuroi is a Japenese word for "Golden Repair." It is related to another Japanese term,Kintsugi ("Golden joinery"). It refers to pottery repair. The repair has two purposes: a. To restore something that is both physically and functionally broken. b. To increase beauty by enhancing the break lines rather than seeking to hid them. Before applying …
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