Certainty and Interpretation
Interpretation, whether of Bible or Church authority, turns out to involve a series of tensions between particular and general considerations, which may seem to make certainty impossible. I suggest we get a true assurance from a loving commitment of faith, but only if we see it as a pathway to deepe...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1990
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Pacifica
Year: 1990, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-156 |
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Summary: | Interpretation, whether of Bible or Church authority, turns out to involve a series of tensions between particular and general considerations, which may seem to make certainty impossible. I suggest we get a true assurance from a loving commitment of faith, but only if we see it as a pathway to deeper understanding rather than as a fortress to be defended. However, a dialgue between pathway and fortress is needed in the search for truth |
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ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X9000300202 |