When You Do Not Fit In

Dávid Cielontko, Jan Zámečník

When You Do Not Fit In

Číslo: 2/2022
Periodikum: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica
DOI: 10.14712/23363398.2023.2

Klíčová slova: Ugliness; Beauty; Marginalisation; Subversive ethics; Pastoral care; Suffering servant; Jews; Witches

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Anotace: The article draws attention to the ethical and pastoral dangers associated with the theological subordination of ugliness to other purposes, such as universal harmony and order, the search for the immutable, or divination. It also traces the tendency to conflate moral and aesthetic ugliness, which has led to the marginalisation or even persecution of others on the basis of their outward appearance. As a counterpoint to these tendencies, the article emphasises the idea of the ugly suffering servant Christ, which contains pastoral and countercultural potential.