FS 3 cA a co} = = iS E = Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church SVE NET nTTMECHURCH James KA. Smith, series eitor ANDPOSINCOER wn rhage 8 ‘The Church and Postmodern Culture series features high-profile theorists in continental philosophy and contemporary theology ‘writing for a bread, nonspecaist ttudlence interested in the Impact of postmoder theory on the faith and practice ofthe church Also available inthe series James K.A. Smith, Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church John D. Caputo, What Would Jesus Deconstruct? The Good News of Postmodernism for the Church Cad Rashke, GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Post Graham Ward, The Politic of Discipleship: Becoming Post: material Citizens Whose Community? Which Interpretation? Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church Merold Westphal BakerAcademic “egestasbid by ake Academic RO bn Can Ro MI 6G Abs ote No put of is puleon ma be eel tore in ea “remeron fmm aetna nh Tee reer pemne epe eca n> ity hae pa hm om (Theda and oem cn) Inder ittopicl nrear nd id Smpromisioaites Same a Tae Scioto he New Rs Saosin a be Bion ‘beri bunt Chin sf Note Cah Care sf hrc ee Sate Anse ty psn: ps ed Contents Series Preface 7 Series Editor's Foreword 9 Preface 13, Hermeneutics 101: No Inerpretation Needed? 17 Hermeneutics 102; A Litle Historical Background 27 ‘Against Romantic Hermeneutics: Away from Psychologism 35 ‘Objectivism and Authorial Privilege 45 Revoking Authorial Privilege 57 Rehabilcating Tradition 69 (On Not Clinging to the Prejudice against Prejudice 7 [Art asthe Sie of Truth beyond Method 87 Performance, Application, Conversation 101 ‘Conversation and the Liberal-Communitarian Debate 119 ‘The Church as Conversation 135 Transcendence, Revelation, and Community 147 Index 157