Beyond Dogmatism and Innocence: Hermeneutics, Critique, and Catholic Theology

Behind every important development in Catholic doctrine and practice since the beginning of the modern period have been debates about the interpretation of Christianity’s classic texts and traditions and their ideological and practical implications.

Over the past century there have been breakthroughs in retrieving the origins of beliefs and practices, recovering the rich, myriad, and multifaceted literary forms, and recognizing the ways these venerable traditions have been received, applied, and negotiated in the lives of reading audiences with their contrasting worldviews.

The essays in this volume by leading figures in Catholic theology suggest what might be called a “third naïveté” that blends deeply contextual interpretations with a critical theological analysis of the roles of power and grace in church and society.

The abilities and skills to grapple with basic issues in hermeneutics and critical theory remain necessary and fundamental for Catholic theology.  At stake is nothing less than how the good news of God’s salvation can be grasped and lived today. This volume provides a trustworthy map and compass for negotiating these debates and options.

Contributors include: Sandra M. Schneiders, Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Robert J. Schreiter, John E. Thiel, Dominic Doyle, Fernando F. Segovia, Andrew Prevot, Ormond Rush, Judith Gruber, Susan Abraham, Anthony J. Godzieba, and Bradford E. Hinze.

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Beyond Dogmatism and Innocence: Hermeneutics, Critique, and Catholic Theology

Behind every important development in Catholic doctrine and practice since the beginning of the modern period have been debates about the interpretation of Christianity’s classic texts and traditions and their ideological and practical implications.

Over the past century there have been breakthroughs in retrieving the origins of beliefs and practices, recovering the rich, myriad, and multifaceted literary forms, and recognizing the ways these venerable traditions have been received, applied, and negotiated in the lives of reading audiences with their contrasting worldviews.

The essays in this volume by leading figures in Catholic theology suggest what might be called a “third naïveté” that blends deeply contextual interpretations with a critical theological analysis of the roles of power and grace in church and society.

The abilities and skills to grapple with basic issues in hermeneutics and critical theory remain necessary and fundamental for Catholic theology.  At stake is nothing less than how the good news of God’s salvation can be grasped and lived today. This volume provides a trustworthy map and compass for negotiating these debates and options.

Contributors include: Sandra M. Schneiders, Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Robert J. Schreiter, John E. Thiel, Dominic Doyle, Fernando F. Segovia, Andrew Prevot, Ormond Rush, Judith Gruber, Susan Abraham, Anthony J. Godzieba, and Bradford E. Hinze.

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Beyond Dogmatism and Innocence: Hermeneutics, Critique, and Catholic Theology

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Behind every important development in Catholic doctrine and practice since the beginning of the modern period have been debates about the interpretation of Christianity’s classic texts and traditions and their ideological and practical implications.

Over the past century there have been breakthroughs in retrieving the origins of beliefs and practices, recovering the rich, myriad, and multifaceted literary forms, and recognizing the ways these venerable traditions have been received, applied, and negotiated in the lives of reading audiences with their contrasting worldviews.

The essays in this volume by leading figures in Catholic theology suggest what might be called a “third naïveté” that blends deeply contextual interpretations with a critical theological analysis of the roles of power and grace in church and society.

The abilities and skills to grapple with basic issues in hermeneutics and critical theory remain necessary and fundamental for Catholic theology.  At stake is nothing less than how the good news of God’s salvation can be grasped and lived today. This volume provides a trustworthy map and compass for negotiating these debates and options.

Contributors include: Sandra M. Schneiders, Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Robert J. Schreiter, John E. Thiel, Dominic Doyle, Fernando F. Segovia, Andrew Prevot, Ormond Rush, Judith Gruber, Susan Abraham, Anthony J. Godzieba, and Bradford E. Hinze.


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ISBN-13: 9780814684405
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 02/01/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 302
File size: 789 KB

About the Author

Bradford E. Hinze is the Karl Rahner, SJ, Professor of Theology at Fordham University. Hinze earned his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago and is currently the president of the Catholic Theological Society of America.


Anthony J. Godzieba is professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University and former editor of Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society. His work in systematic, foundational, and philosophical theologies is published widely in various collections and in journals such as Theological Studies, Louvain Studies, and The Heythrop Journal.  Most recently he has co-edited (with Bradford Hinze) Beyond Dogmatism and Innocence: Hermeneutics, Critique, and Catholic Theology (Liturgical Press, 2017).

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Anthony J. Godzieba and Bradford E. Hinze
Part 1: State of the Questions
Chapter 1: Biblical Hermeneutics Since Vatican II
Sandra M. Schneiders
Chapter 2: Between Mountain Peaks and a Crumpled Handkerchief: Hermeneutics and Critical Theory
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza
Chapter 3: Emerging Forms of Intercultural Hermeneutics
Robert J. Schreiter
Chapter 4: The Aesthetics of Tradition and Styles of Theology
John E. Thiel
Part 2: Disputed Questions
Chapter 5: From Dialectic to Disjunction: A Paradigm Shift of Catholic Interpretations of Secularism
Dominic Doyle
Chapter 6: A Theological Reading of Scripture?Critical Problematic and Prophetic Vision in the Aftermath and Crossroads of Disciplinary Transformation
Fernando F. Segovia
Chapter 7: Negative Dialectics and Doxological Hope: Elements of a Critical Catholic Theology
Andrew Prevot
Chapter 8: A Synodal Church: On Being a Hermeneutical Community
Ormond Rush
Part 3: Rewriting the Questions
Chapter 9: Revealing Subversions: Theology as Critical Theory
Judith Gruber
Chapter 10: Postcolonial Hermeneutics and a Catholic (Post)Modernity
Susan Abraham
Chapter 11: “. . . And Followed Him on the Way” (Mark 10:52): Unity, Diversity, Discipleship
Anthony J. Godzieba
Chapter 12: Lamenting at the Limits of Dialogue in Ecclesiology and Hermeneutics
Bradford E. Hinze
List of Contributors
 
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