tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post2525842861435561556..comments2024-03-27T19:11:37.620-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: The hermeneutic commaJohn McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-31336235193727683492009-11-17T17:41:44.038-05:002009-11-17T17:41:44.038-05:00I doubt the Jesuits would concede being blinded by...I doubt the Jesuits would concede being blinded by anyone, particularly the Presbyterians - arch or not.Patricia the Tersenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-54374966195023924582009-11-17T00:02:59.846-05:002009-11-17T00:02:59.846-05:00...as any self-respecting "arch-Presbyterian&......as any self-respecting "arch-Presbyterian" reference should...cherie bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-8362814169527008092009-11-16T11:56:10.972-05:002009-11-16T11:56:10.972-05:00It should have. For some reason the "arch-Pre...It should have. For some reason the "arch-Presbyterian" completely blinded me to the Jesuit.Rawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-77064155815525879632009-11-16T11:14:04.632-05:002009-11-16T11:14:04.632-05:00As a former Presbyterian myself, I thought that id...As a former Presbyterian myself, I thought that identifying Avery Dulles as a Jesuit would eliminate any ambiguity about the reference to "Father Dulles." Apologies for any confusion.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-57086881770679218592009-11-16T10:42:46.948-05:002009-11-16T10:42:46.948-05:00A small point: Presbyterians do not use the title ...A small point: Presbyterians do not use the title "Father" when referring to their clergy. In the church I grew up in, we always referred to the minister as "Rev. Smith" (no "the") or, if appropriately degreed, "Dr. Smith"; "Pastor Smith" was also acceptable, I recall. For this reason, I first thought the "Father Dulles" in your anecdote referred to John Foster Dulles, who for some reason vandalized the banner at the church where his son was preaching.Rawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-39619679395002256422009-11-16T02:29:34.530-05:002009-11-16T02:29:34.530-05:00Well then, what do we call interpreting what poli...Well then, what do we call interpreting what policitians, and those who would be politicians,tell those who would be voters? (Please don't say "journalism." That term has such a loose definition during these tryin' times.)Patricia the Tersenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-15014501043476122942009-11-16T00:10:54.117-05:002009-11-16T00:10:54.117-05:00I read this post to my husband, who asked, "W...I read this post to my husband, who asked, "What about a third view: God is, other people"Sharon Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093606285505207973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-13230855798178250452009-11-15T23:51:14.695-05:002009-11-15T23:51:14.695-05:00In seminary my hermeneutics professor told us that...In seminary my hermeneutics professor told us that hermeneutics gets its name from the Greek god, Hermes. Hermes was half god, half human. Greek gods couldn't speak human, and humans couldn't speak pantheonese. Hermes was the only one who could speak both. So, he interpreted the messages of the gods and likewise interpreted the prayers of the humans.<br /><br />Makes sense to call the interpretation of sacred texts hermeneutics. But what does it say about writers to call literary criticism the same? <br /><br />Chaplains (somewhat tongue in cheek) occastionally call the work of interpreting what doctors tell patients and what patients are telling patients the hermeneutics of healthcare... :)cherie bnoreply@blogger.com