Whose Community? Which Interpretation?: Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church
In this compelling volume, renowned philosopher Merold Westphal introduces current philosophical thinking related to interpreting the Bible. Recognizing that no theology is completely free of philosophical "contamination," Westphal engages and mines contemporary hermeneutical theory in service of the church. He encourages readers to embrace the proliferation of interpretations based on different perspectives as a way to get at the richness of the biblical text.\ "Merold Westphal is a clear,...
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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.
1 Hermeneutics 101: No Interpretation Needed? 172 Hermeneutics 102: A Little Historical Background 273 Against Romantic Hermeneutics: Away from Psychologism 354 Objectivism and Authorial Privilege 455 Revoking Authorial Privilege 576 Rehabilitating Tradition 697 On Not Clinging to the Prejudice against Prejudice 778 Art as the Site of Truth beyond Method 879 Performance, Application, Conversation 10110 Conversation and the Liberal-Communitarian Debate 11911 The Church as Conversation 13512 Transcendence, Revelation, and Community 147Index 157
