Hermeneutics

economy remains, however, shrouded by presuppositions. Undoubtedly, as influential as Marx’s writing where from a historical-ideatic point of view, as much they were propagated, especially in the Eastern European space, through the filter of a flawed hermeneutics. Their transformation into slogans (by separating some bunch of ideas from both their argumentative context and the explanatory annexes) and their ideological employment are two of the most common errors of interpretation.…

There’s a quote that comes to mind by Steve Biko when he says, “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” For centuries, the Bible has been used by colonial powers to support their imperial strategies, which I find to be an ironic situation when so much of the Bible originated by way of hostile resistance to empires. What is widely regarded as a Sacred text, has been misappropriated as a tool to control and oppress people by seeking to enforce a colonial…

religious pluralism on explicitly theological grounds. Fourth, it follows from these first three premises that contemporary theologians must engage in two complementary kinds of interpretation of a tradition—those now known as the “hermeneutics of retrieval” and the “hermeneutics of critique and suspicion.” In the broad sense amid religious diversity, theology does not “necessarily imply a belief in God;” thus, the nontheistic traditions also have their kinds of “theology.” The Christian…

Introduction Whether insider (or action research) or outsider research, their application, effectiveness and outcomes tend to be controlled by the internal dynamics within an organization. In this work, I shall investigate through the literature some methodologies, intervening dynamics and elements necessary for action research and other related forms of research to be effective in solving workplace problems. Insider (or action), outsider and related research Looking from an insider…

Hamilton College’s associate professor and chair of the English department, Margaret Olofson, in her article entitled “The Puritan Origins Of Gulliver’s Conversion In Houyhnhnmland” discusses the parallels of Gulliver’s conversion in Houyhnhnmland to the conversion experiences of notable Puritan writers at the time. She brings up passages from specific parts of both Swift’s text and compares the language used to that of such historical figures as John Bunyan. However, Olofson is quick to point…

Blessed with the task of educating the faithful, catechists are challenged to invite others into a relationship with Christ. Over time, theologians have developed varying pedagogies meant to direct the catechist in his or her ministry, though it is important that these methods be in conformity to the Divine Pedagogy. Groome’s Shared Christian Praxis and Cavalletti’s Catechesis of the Good Shepherd draw upon the Pedagogy of God through the role of the catechist and through the means by which one…

for the purposes of this case study as the students expressing both competence and confidence in their skills, and beginning to believe for themselves that they are “real” nurses. After the ten students wrote their narratives for the study, a hermeneutic circular approach was taken to analyze their levels of professionalism as nursing students. The results revealed a major recurring theme, which researchers described as “Doing Learning Knowing Speaking”. Most nursing students felt that they…

place His love in man’s heart (Romans 5:5) to show love to the Unitarian is the key, also to teach them how to interpret the bible, hermeneutics is essential. The body of Christ is the membership of the Church (1Corinthians 12:27) . There are many people from all backgrounds of life and religious belief. It is apparent that a person continue the faith. Hermeneutics will give a person a better understanding. Although we may not reach everyone, the effort is important. The Bible says, “ When we…

This quote by C.S. Lewis makes it clear that Christian scholars have a responsibility to protect what C.S. Lewis refers to as “our uneducated brethren” (Eckel, 14). This raises two additional questions, first, who are these uneducated brethren? The future is predicated on the past. As Dr. Eckel (p. 6) notes, it is impossible to say why a person or group of people exists without simultaneously remembering why. This suggests that the uneducated brethren include those who have forgotten the past…

starting in freshman biology. As a Christian who attends secular public education, I was deeply challenged and had to consider the possibility that what I believed was false. This required me to look at evidence ranging from science, philosophy, hermeneutics, and history in order to test the validity of the Christian worldview. As a result, the evidence not only reaffirmed the Christian worldview, but I was able to better equip myself in its…