Whose Community? Which Interpretation?: Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church (The Church and Postmodern Culture) - Couverture souple

Livre 4 sur 9: The Church and Postmodern Culture

Westphal, Merold

 
9780801031472: Whose Community? Which Interpretation?: Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church (The Church and Postmodern Culture)
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ISBN 10 : 0801031478 ISBN 13 : 9780801031472
Editeur : Baker Academic, 2009

Synopsis

In this volume, renowned philosopher Merold Westphal introduces current philosophical thinking related to interpreting the Bible. Recognizing that no theology is completely free of philosophical "contamination," he engages and mines contemporary hermeneutical theory in service of the church. After providing a historical overview of contemporary theories of interpretation, Westphal addresses postmodern hermeneutical theory, arguing that the relativity embraced there is not the same as the relativism in which "anything goes." Rather, Westphal encourages us to embrace the proliferation of interpretations based on different perspectives as a way to get at the richness of the biblical text.

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À propos de l'auteur

Merold Westphal (PhD, Yale University) is distinguished professor of philosophy at Fordham University in Bronx, New York, where he has taught for more than twenty years. His many publications include Postmodern Philosophy and Christian Thought and Overcoming Onto-Theology.

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Éditeur
Baker Academic
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801031478
ISBN 13 
9780801031472
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
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