Been doing various presentations/seminars on Kintsukuroi (golden repair) as a metaphor of being beautifully broken. I expanded this to include other images of "holy defect" the idea that God does NOT desire in us some unattainable, and frankly unidentifiable, perfection. Rather, God's glory is demonstrated most, and we are most effective ministerially, with demonstration of …
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Images of Holy Defect
Defects are not always bad. Defects, after all, simply are things that show variance from someone's idea of perfection. But perfection is not only unattainable... it is also unidentifiable. Plato's idealized forms don't really exist... here or anywhere else. But what do I mean by "Holy Defect." This doesn't mean "defective holiness." Rather, I am …
“Wabi-Sabi” Redemption
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 …
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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