Theological discourse about God inevitably occurs contextually, i.e. materially and physically. Contexts create spaces in which theological discourse can unfold. In the process, spaces change in complex cultural transformation processes and elude any kind of clarity. They constitute themselves ambiguously under changing circumstances in the respective context, demanding not only in terms of content, but also in terms of methodology, to be constantly challenged (self-)critically in and by physical space. In this regard, I would like to contribute to understanding physicality and bodily knowledge as a place of inductive theology which starts from perception. Against the background of my experiences in the context of Pentecostal theologies and devotional practice, I attempt to sensitize people to the body/physicality as a place of perception and epistemological production. In doing so, I work out the meaning and potential of performative (theological) knowledge in the dynamic, significant tension between the perception of the body-in-itself and the attention of the body-in-discourse. Based on my own experiences in physical theatre, I deepen the theological liberation potential of physical perception and attention as a place of inductive theology 'methodically'. Only in the place of one's own body and in the midst of all other bodies is it possible to work in an epistemologically and theologically appropriate, i.e. inductive, manner. I approach the impossible task of speaking about God somatically and performatively, i.e. on the basis of a theological sketch that humbly surrenders to the theological claim of a place outside one's own comfort zone.
Key words: body/physicality, body perception and attention, body knowledge, physical space, performative knowledge.