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Narrative Theology and the Hermeneutical Virtues : (Record no. 11134)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780739190135
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 230.09
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Personal name Goodson, Jacob L.
9 (RLIN) 390621
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Narrative Theology and the Hermeneutical Virtues :
Remainder of title Humility, Patience, Prudence
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Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Lanham;
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Lexington Books;
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2015
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Extent 307 Pages;
Dimensions Hardback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In Narrative Theology and the Hermeneutical Virtues: Humility, Patience, Prudence, Jacob L. Goodson offers a philosophical analysis of the arguments and tendencies of Hans Frei's and Stanley Hauerwas' narrative theologies. Narrative theology names a way of doing theology and thinking theologically that is part of a greater movement called "the return to Scripture." The return to Scripture movement makes a case for Scripture as the proper object of study within Christian theology, philosophy of religion, and religious ethics. While thinkers within this movement agree that Scripture is the proper object of study within philosophy and religious studies, there is major disagreement over what the word "narrative" describes in narrative theology. The Yale theologian, Hans Frei, argues that because Scripture is the proper object of study within Christian theology and the philosophy of religion, Scripture must be the exclusive object of study. To think theologically means paying as close attention as possible to the details of the biblical narratives in their "literal sense." Different from Frei's contentions, the Christian ethicist at Duke University, Stanley Hauerwas claims: if Scripture is the proper object of study within Christian theology, then the category of narrative teaches us that we ought to give our scholarly attention to the interpretations and performances of Scripture. Hauerwas emphasizes the continuity between the biblical narratives and the traditions of the church. This disagreement is best described as a hermeneutical one: Frei thinks that the primary place where interpretation happens is in the text; Hauerwas thinks that the primary place where interpretation occurs is in the community of interpreters. In order to move beyond the dichotomy found between Frei's and Hauerwas' work, but to remain within the return to Scripture movement, Goodson constructs three hermeneutical virtues: humility, patience, and prudence. These virtues help professors and scholars within Christian theology, philosophy of religion, and religious ethics maintain objectivity in their fields of study.
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Personal name Frei, Hans W.
9 (RLIN) 390622
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hauerwas, Stanley
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Narrative theology
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