Abstract:
The Song of Songs is usually appreciated for its celebration of love in the foreground, erotic or
divine, if these are not regarded as different aspects of the same experience. This has perhaps
led to the neglect of the celebration of life as pertinent background in a unique way in the
Hebrew and even Christian Bible as a whole. In a secular world disillusioned by the perceived
emphasis on death in traditional religion and therefore desperately obsessed with life, this
biblical poetry may come as a surprising liberation through its critical and creative voice even
within the religious canons of two world religions.
Description:
This article represents
a theological reflection
on the Faculty Research
Theme (FRT) of the Faculty
of Theology, University of
Pretoria, entitled Ecodomy –
Life in its fullness. The
theme is portrayed from
the perspective of various
theological disciplines. A
conference on this theme
was held on 27–28 October
2014.
