Narrative theology: An adequate paradigm for theological reflection?

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title Narrative theology: An adequate paradigm for theological reflection?
 
Creator van Huyssteen, Wentzel
 
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Description As reflection on the religious claims embedded in stories, narrative theology touches the nerve of theology: what is the epistemological status of theological theories if they are based on discourse which is fundamentally narrative and metaphorical? This paper analyzes this question, along with the important differences between ‘pure’ and ‘impure’ narrative theology. Crucial problems arise from this and are discussed: the epistemological problem of determining criteria for assessing the truth claims of theological statements; and the hermeneutical criteria for distinguishing between good and bad receptions of Christianity’s classic text.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 1989-01-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v45i4.2327
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 45, No 4 (1989); 767-777 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2327/4141
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 1989 Wentzel van Huyssteen https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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