Jaimie Gunderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3855191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jaimie Gunderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jaimie |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunderson |
| SIGNATURE | GUNDERSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-7865-815X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
UFOs in Early Christianity
This essay employs the framework of affect theory to explore the role of emotions in producing and sustaining attachments to UFO narratives in episodes from early Christian history. Why, I ask, do UFOs and aliens keep popping up in the miracles, visionary experiences, and biographical exploits of early Christian figures? To answer this question, I focus on the ways affect is entwined with knowing—how the way knowledge feels structures the histori…
Introduction
This special issue addresses some of the many discourses related to religion and outer space with attention to the impacts that space exploration, space expansionism, and encounters with extraterrestrial life—both in the ancient past and the future—might have on religious systems. Contributions to this issue were developed from a Symposium on Space Exploration, Astrobiology, and the Future of Religion held in March 2022
The Super Foul Apostles
This article explores the affective textures of Paul’s construction of his apostolic “opponents” in the paternal and erotic metaphor of 2 Corinthians 11:2–4. Building on insights from affect theory and studies in the cultural history of emotions, I examine the ways that Paul’s polemic thrives on a representation of reality predicated on affective and sensory stimuli, namely the odor of disgust. I suggest that Paul maligns the bodies of the other …
Feeling Apollo
This article explores the interplay between body and materiality in the ancient oracular Sanctuary of Apollo at Klaros. Drawing upon sensory archaeology and classical studies, the article moves beyond the static paradigm of city-as-map in order to discover the sensory experience of an ambulant body within the sanctuary. In this way, the article suggests that a visitor’s experience in Klaros was intensely sensorial. Sensory engagement began with t…
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Feeling Apollo
This article explores the interplay between body and materiality in the ancient oracular Sanctuary of Apollo at Klaros. Drawing upon sensory archaeology and classical studies, the article moves beyond the static paradigm of city-as-map in order to discover the sensory experience of an ambulant body within the sanctuary. In this way, the article suggests that a visitor’s experience in Klaros was intensely sensorial. Sensory engagement began with t…
The Super Foul Apostles
This article explores the affective textures of Paul’s construction of his apostolic “opponents” in the paternal and erotic metaphor of 2 Corinthians 11:2–4. Building on insights from affect theory and studies in the cultural history of emotions, I examine the ways that Paul’s polemic thrives on a representation of reality predicated on affective and sensory stimuli, namely the odor of disgust. I suggest that Paul maligns the bodies of the other …
UFOs in Early Christianity
This essay employs the framework of affect theory to explore the role of emotions in producing and sustaining attachments to UFO narratives in episodes from early Christian history. Why, I ask, do UFOs and aliens keep popping up in the miracles, visionary experiences, and biographical exploits of early Christian figures? To answer this question, I focus on the ways affect is entwined with knowing—how the way knowledge feels structures the histori…
Introduction
This special issue addresses some of the many discourses related to religion and outer space with attention to the impacts that space exploration, space expansionism, and encounters with extraterrestrial life—both in the ancient past and the future—might have on religious systems. Contributions to this issue were developed from a Symposium on Space Exploration, Astrobiology, and the Future of Religion held in March 2022
Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Physics (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)