Week 6--Response to Brett's Blog on Space and Hegemony

I agree with Brett that the concept of hegemony is closely associated with our ideas of space. This is especially true in the West, where our notions of space and place are rooted in distorted biblical mandates about having “dominion” over the creation and “possessing” land. It’s because of this hegemonic character that prevents us from thinking of space in terms of freedom. Instead, I think we often think of space as restricting and limiting.

I especially agree with Brett about the Church’s responsibility to heal the wounds that it has caused with respect to occupying space wrongly. I assume Brett is referring to the Church’s wrongful hegemonic practices of its past, whether they be physical, emotional or psychological.