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Interdisciplinary Interpretation: Paul Ricoeur and the Hermeneutics of Theology and Science de Kenneth A. Reynhout

Interdisciplinary Interpretation: Paul Ricoeur and the Hermeneutics of Theology and Science: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur

Autor Kenneth A. Reynhout
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The past fifty years has seen the emergence of an energetic dialogue between religion and the natural sciences that has contributed to a growing desire for interdisciplinarity among many constructive theologians. However, some have also resisted this trend, in part because it seems that the price one must pay for such engagement is much too high. Interdisciplinary work appears overly abstract and methodologically restrictive, with little room for systematic theologians self-consciously operating within a particular historical tradition. In Interdisciplinary Interpretation: Paul Ricoeur and the Hermeneutics of Theology and Science,Kenneth A. Reynhout seeks to address this concern by constructing an alternative understanding of interdisciplinary theology based on the hermeneutical thought of Paul Ricoeur, generally recognized as one of the most interdisciplinary philosophers of the twentieth century. Appealing to Ricoeur's view of interpretation as the dialectical process of understanding through explanation, Reynhout argues that theology's engagement with the natural sciences is fundamentally hermeneutical in character. As such, interdisciplinary theologians can faithfully borrow meaning from the sciences through a process of "interdisciplinary interpretation," a process that can honestly attend to the legitimate challenges posed by the natural sciences without automatically requiring the evacuation of theological norms and convictions. Reynhout's creative appropriation of Ricoeur's hermeneutics succeeds in providing a novel interdisciplinary vision, not only for theology but also for interdisciplinary work in general.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781498515870
ISBN-10: 1498515878
Pagini: 210
Dimensiuni: 152 x 230 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Lexington Books
Seria Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Introduction
Chapter 1: Hermeneutics and the Interdisciplinary Question
Chapter 2: Ricoeur and the Expansion of Hermeneutics
Chapter 3: Interpretation as Understanding Through Explanation
Chapter 4: Interpretation and the Natural Sciences
Chapter 5: Interdisciplinary Interpretation
Conclusion

Recenzii

Kenneth Reynhout . . . has made a novel contribution not only in the science and theology dialogue but also in the philosophy of science and hermeneutic and interdisciplinary studies. . . . [A] superb work of scholarship. The book is consistent with Ricoeur's thought but has a freshness that goes well beyond Ricoeur . . . [This] book is highly accessible and can, therefore, act as an introduction to both Ricoeur and to interdisciplinary studies in science and theology.
Furthermore hermeneutics could function as a bridge between interreligious/intercultural dialogue and the dialogue between theology and natural science. This is exactly what for me personally is so exciting about Kenneth A. Reynhouts' study Interdisciplinary Interpretation - that it crosses borders between disciplines so far not in dialogue with each other and shows similarities i.e. analogies between different interdisciplinary dialogues as well as between the dialogue between theology and natural science and interreligious dialogue.
For those who have worked in the science and theology dialogue for many years this book comes like a breath of fresh air. Here at last is a careful and well-argued philosophical argument for that dialogue in terms that make sense for the constructive theological task. By mining the work of Paul Ricoeur the author gives us a much needed hermeneutic basis for that dialogue, culminating in a novel thesis, namely, an argument for faith seeking understanding through explanation. But this is no facile fideism, but rather a respectful acknowledgment of the importance of commitment and self-awareness of the experience of faith in the constructive task. Although this book is geared primarily to a theological audience, scientists coming to interdisciplinary conversations would benefit enormously from a careful reading of this book. Further, the author has argued convincingly in my view that theology is the poorer without such dialogue, so theologians are beholden to consider particular ways in which they can take up the challenge presented here. While this book is no easy read, and the language is primarily philosophical rather than theological, it is well worth the effort.
In this timely work, Kenneth Reynhout offers a foundation for establishing a sophisticated dialogue between theology and the natural sciences. He argues not only for the hermeneutic character of each but for the hermeneutic nature of the interchange. Particularly apt is his insistence that explanation -the traditional hallmark of the sciences- and understanding -the traditional hallmark of theology and the humanities- should not be characterized as separate spheres but as dialectical. In extending hermeneutic analysis to the natural sciences, Reynhout builds on and also responsibly goes beyond the hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur. At the same time he importantly enlarges our conception of hermeneutics' reach.
Interdisciplinary Interpretation: Paul Ricoeur and the Hermeneutics of Theology and Science provides an effective antidote to contemporary discussions pitting theology and science against one another. Kenneth A. Reynhout renews "the interdisciplinary question" concerning the extent to which theology should engage the natural sciences in its attempt to understand the relation between God, the self, and the world. In a careful and considered reflection on this question, Reynhout draws inspiration from the work of Paul Ricoeur and contends that theology is inevitably a hermeneutical endeavor. This book advocates effectively for the opening of a productive dialogue between theology and science that will inform and enhance them both.

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By Kenneth A. Reynhout