Interdisciplinary interpretation
Subtitle: Paul Ricoeur and the hermeneutics of theology and science
By: Kenneth A. Reynhout
Series: Studies in the thought of Paul Ricoeur; Studies in the thought of Paul Ricoeur
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780739180617; 9780739180624; 9781498515870
Subjects: Religion and science; Hermeneutik; Naturwissenschaften; Hermeneutics; Religion
Description: Kenneth A. Reynhout contributes to the growing field of religion and science by developing an alternative understanding of interdisciplinary theology that is fundamentally hermeneutical. Based on a careful and creative application of Paul Ricoeur's philosophy, Reynhout argues that theologians 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.</span.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index.
Table of contents: title: Hermeneutics and the interdisciplinary question; title: Ricoeur and the expansion of hermeneutics; title: Interpretation as understanding through explanation; title: Interpretation and the natural sciences; title: Interdisciplinary interpretation.