Experience, Interpretation, and Community
Title | Experience, Interpretation, and Community PDF eBook |
Author | Vincent M. Colapietro |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2020-05-15 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1527551261 |
No philosopher in the second half of the twentieth century or the opening decade of the twenty-first did more to recover the voice of philosophy in the conversation of humankind than John Edwin Smith (1921–2009). From The Social Infinite (1950), his landmark study of Josiah Royce, to “Niebuhr’s Prophetic Voice” (2009), he has shown in compelling detail how philosophical reflection is relevant to contemporary life. Indeed, virtually all of the eventual developments within contemporary philosophy in recent decades worthy of our unqualified support (above all, the acknowledgment of history, the abiding importance of the religious dimension of human experience, the hermeneutic character of all our intellectual understandings, including those of experimental inquirers, the irreducibility of persons, the ubiquity of symbols, and the cutting edge of philosophical critique) were ones to which Smith was committed at the outset of his career. He not only anticipated these developments but also pointed the way forward beyond the stultifying impasses of so much contemporary thought. In particular, his conceptions of subjectivity, symbolization, interpretation, experience and philosophy itself provide invaluable resources for twisting free from our present impasses. The essays in this volume make the salience and implications of Smith’s writings on these and other topics manifest. The authors assembled here bear eloquent witness to the wit of the man no less than the depth of the philosopher from whom they learned how to take up the urgent task of philosophical reflection in a world riven by seemingly intractable conflicts and characterized by mutual misunderstanding. John E. Smith was a widely learned man; he was also a deeply wise one. Hence, it should be no surprise that he aids us in creating ways to address such conflicts and to counter such misunderstanding.
Communities of Practice
Title | Communities of Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Etienne Wenger |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1999-09-28 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521663632 |
Presents a broad conceptual framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation.
Interpretation of Tongues and Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 12-14, with a Pentecostal Hermeneutics
Title | Interpretation of Tongues and Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 12-14, with a Pentecostal Hermeneutics PDF eBook |
Author | Jeon Ahn Yongnan |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2019-05-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004397175 |
Bringing “spiritual experience” into the domain of biblical hermeneutics, this book will certainly stimulate current debates within this field, among both Pentecostals and Christians of other traditions. The author also applies a Pentecostal hermeneutical methodology to Paul’s teaching on tongues and prophecy in 1 Corinthians 12–14, opening possibilities to a Pentecostal pneumatology that tends instead to focus on the Lukan narrative. Paul’s texts are reconsidered not as doctrinal or situational documents but as dynamic communication within a living community.
Situated Learning in Interpreter Education
Title | Situated Learning in Interpreter Education PDF eBook |
Author | Annette Miner |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 2021-07-16 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 3030689042 |
This book provides a theoretical and pragmatic guide to the use of situated learning within structured interpreting programs. Proponents of situated learning theory believe that meaningful learning occurs when students interact with others in the social contexts in which they will be working. With such interactions, students have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to authentic contexts that they will encounter throughout their professional lives. While a limited number of research articles exist about the use of situated learning in interpreter education, this is the first full book to provide the foundations for situated learning theory, show how to implement situated learning in interpreter education, and offer practical applications for maximizing authenticity in interpreting classrooms.
The Passion of Interpretation
Title | The Passion of Interpretation PDF eBook |
Author | W. Dow Edgerton |
Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 1992-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780664253943 |
In this book, W. Dow Edgerton reviews narratives from the Bible, the Talmud, Greek mythology, and modern fiction in order to provide a better understanding of the nature and work of interpretation. Disclosed are rich, complex, and compelling possibilities for imagining the work of interpretation and what it means to do that work in a time when so much is needed and so much is possible. The Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.
Present Day Papers
Title | Present Day Papers PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Christianity |
ISBN |
Challenges to Biblical Interpretation
Title | Challenges to Biblical Interpretation PDF eBook |
Author | Heikki Räisänen |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2021-11-22 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004497277 |
The book offers a selection of the author's seminal recent articles, focusing on Jesus, Paul, and questions of principle. It contributes to the Jesus quest by questioning the authenticity of some sayings and stories usually counted to the "bedrock" of the tradition. It analyses the ambiguous relationship of early Christians, especially Paul, to their Jewish heritage. It suggests new ways of handling fundamental questions of principle in biblical interpretation. The book is likely to stimulate thought and discussion, challenging widely held views. The author reflects on the use of New Testament in responsible modern theology, defending classical historical criticism against recent challenges. The emphasis put on the role of experience in the formation of early Christian thought and on the significance of the "effective history" of the Bible is especially helpful.