This book explores how postmodernism shapes textual interpretation, emphasizing the philosophical, linguistic, and theological foundations of understanding. It traces the evolution of thought from Enlightenment philosophers such as Emanuel Kant to postmodern thinkers such as Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. It also examines the relationship between traditional methods of biblical interpretation and contemporary approaches within the framework of postmodernism/poststructuralism. In this book, Melesse Woldetsadik evaluates how postmodernism has affected traditional evangelical hermeneutics, urging evangelicals to critically reassess their theological foundations, including propositionalism. He also encourages evangelicals to embrace the positive outcomes of postmodernism while resisting its negative effects, such as neopragmatism and deconstruction. He then underscores the necessity of recognizing the limitations of Enlightenment rationalism and provides practical recommendations for engaging with biblical interpretation in contemporary texts to counter the onslaught of poststructuralism.
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Literary Criticism TheoryTable of contents
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Linguistic and Philosophical Developments
- Chapter 2. Postmodernism: The Emergence of Poststructuralism
- Chapter 3. The Challenge of Discovering the Text’s Meaning
- Chapter 4. The Hermeneutics of Liberation Theologies
- Chapter 5. The Hermeneutics of Feminist, Womanist, and Queer Theology
- Chapter 6. The Hermeneutics of Historical-Grammatical Approach
- Chapter 7. The Hermeneutical Approach of Kevin J. Vanhoozer
- Chapter 8. The Literary Hermeneutics of Alan Culpepper and Stephen Moore
- Chapter 9. Synthesis and Conclusion
- Bibliography
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