Collingwood and Theological Hermeneutics

John P Hogan author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University Press of America

Published:8th Mar '89

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This book, the first full-length treatment of British philosopher and historian R. G. Collingwood from the perspective of the humanities, analyzes his approach to history and its implications for theological hermeneutics. Contents: I. A Rapprochement Between Philosophy and History; II. The Logic of Question and Answer; III. The Doctrine of Absolute Presuppositions; IV. The Historical Imagination; V. Historical Evidence; VI. The Re-Enactment of Past Thought; VII. Some Theological Applications of Collingwood: Bultmann and Pannenberg. Also includes a Selected Bibliography and Index. Co-published with the College Theology Society.

...convincingly presented...stimulating.... * Horizons: The Magazine of Presbyterian Women *
This is a solid introduction to an important figure in hermeneutics and the philosophy of history. The book is clear and well-organized, and, although written from a sympathetic viewpoint, takes note of relevant critiques of Collingwood. * The Living Light *
This is a solid introduction to an important figure in hermeneutics and the philosophy of history. The book is clear and well-organized, and, although written from a sympathetic viewpoint, takes note of relevant critiques of Collingwood. * The Living Light *
...convincingly presented...stimulating.... * Horizons: The Magazine of Presbyterian Women *

ISBN: 9780819172471

Dimensions: 223mm x 143mm x 20mm

Weight: 426g

246 pages