Doxology as Suspension of the Tragic

Abstract

“The suspension of tragedy is accomplished by what appears in our midst as a presence of more significance, a ‘weight of glory’ that shifts the balance in the human drama. The ‘comic sense of life,’ as we may term it, sees things as caught up in a wider horizon, weighted toward gospel. Just as in classical drama the moment of recognition provides a shift in orientation, so the gospel story tells of a hidden God and the surprising joy he proves to be when recognized. This sort of cognition contributes to a kind of ‘comic epistemology,’ sadly missing from classical theism.”