The Power of Unknowing in Art and Religion, in Art-Making as Spiritual Practice (Eds. Eikelboom & Newheiser), 2025. By David Newheiser

https://www.academia.edu/143190103/The_Power_of_Unknowing_in_Art_and_Religion_in_Art_Making_as_Spiritual_Practice_Eds_Eikelboom_and_Newheiser_2025 This concluding reflection explores the implications of this collection for ethical and political practice. It argues that, if the art making and religious ritual embody understanding – as some of the contributors suggest – this is an knowing that unsettles itself. Unlike what we tend to call knowledge, unknowing does not add to our store of facts about the world, nor is it useful in any obvious way. Nevertheless, it has the capacity to interrupt established patterns, unsettle established hierarchies, and spark new experiments in solidarity. Because art and religion address something incalculable that can’t be controlled, they hold the potential to transform our selves, our societies, and the routinized systems that structure our lives. ...