‘Scriptural Reasoning’ and the ‘Hermeneutical Circle’
The Scriptural Reasoning movement, promoted by religious scholars in the West, has incorporated a series of crucial hermeneutical propositions. If we extend the movement from the dialogues within the Abrahamic traditions to the dialogue between East and West, then the translation and interpretation...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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Literature and theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-163 |
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| Summary: | The Scriptural Reasoning movement, promoted by religious scholars in the West, has incorporated a series of crucial hermeneutical propositions. If we extend the movement from the dialogues within the Abrahamic traditions to the dialogue between East and West, then the translation and interpretation of Chinese classics by Western missionaries can be regarded as profitable case studies. And if we want to solve the problems of the ‘constitutive subject’ and the ‘projected others’ completely, we must thoroughly get rid of the discourse logic of ‘determinate meaning’ and ‘cultural identity’. Here the ‘hermeneutical circle’ and the ‘impossible possibility’ can provide a necessary supplement to the current theories and practices of Scriptural Reasoning. Briefly, in the process of translating and interpreting the Chinese classics, the missionaries underwent a shift of identity. The missionaries used Western concepts to name Chinese ideas and thus paradoxically brought Chinese ideas into Western conceptual systems, providing a lively experience of understanding common values anew in a pluralistic context. In this light, in the discussion of what it means by Scriptural Reasoning (SR) and why it is relevant in a Chinese context, this essay will offer a three-part exploration. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fru027 |