| Scm Core Text: Theological Hermeneutics Contributor(s): Jensen, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 0334029015 ISBN-13: 9780334029014 Publisher: SCM Press OUR PRICE: $40.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 Annotation: The 'classics' are those books which in one way or another have made a lasting and determinative impact on the fields of theology and religious studies, and which have contributed to a variety of important conversations. SCM Classics emerge from the most extensive and influential backlist of any British theological publisher, and have been comprehensively redesigned and re-packaged. Each book offers a preface from a leading contemporary theologian or biblical scholar, who explains the continuing significance and relevance of the volume in question. Essential reading for scholars, students and general readers alike, and an ongoing staple for all good bookshops, SCM Classics have already made a major impact on the religious publishing landscape. It was Bernard of Clairvaux who said that when it comes to spirituality everyone must 'drink from their own well.' In this profound and moving book Gustavo Gutierrez outlines a spirituality born out of Latin America that, while rooted in the particularity of its own context, yet has great significance beyond it. The book fulfils the promise implicit in the author's earlier work -- often viewed as the 'Bible' of liberation theology -- A Theology of Liberation, which is also published as an SCM Classic. Gutierrez spoke there of the need and importance of developing a spirituality of liberation, recognising from the start that a theology which does not derive from an authentic encounter with God can never be fruitful. What is offered here is a spirituality that is in solidarity with the poor and that underlies a defiant hope that the world might actually be changeable for the better. Such spirituality is more than ever needed in a new centurybeleaguered at its outset by uncertainty, cynicism, and continuing social and economic injustice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Theology - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 209.8 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Series: Scm Core Text |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.16" W x 9.07" (0.74 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book introduces theological hermeneutics by giving a historical account of the development of hermeneutical thinking. It defines hermeneutics as the analysis of the obstacles to understanding. The history of hermeneutical thinking and responses to obstacles is told here, beginning with the allegorical interpretation of myths in Hellenism through to the contemporary view of the hermeneutical problem as universal. Following the opening chapters on the history of hermeneutical thought, the book presents an overview of the various contemporary hermeneutical schools of thought, and shows their rooted-ness in different parts of the hermeneutical tradition. The focus is clearly on biblical interpretation however it does also take account of developments outside the field of theology, as they influence the theological reflection on the hermeneutical problem. The questions raised and the possible answers suggested in this volume will be of interest to students of other disciplines, such as philosophy and literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jensen, Alexander: - Alexander Jensen was born in Germany and studied Theology at Tubingen, Durham and Oxford. He is now Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Murdoch University, Perth and at Perth Theological Hall of the Uniting Church in Australia. |