Hermeneutics and Religious Education

By D Pollefeyt

In the context of secularisation, globalisation and
pluralisation, 'hermeneutics' emerged over the last decades as a
relevant discipline to address the ever widening gap and the lack of
understanding between religious traditions and contemporary society and culture.
'Hermeneutics' is a challenging and complex concept. Traditionally it
is understood as the theory/art of interpreting texts in reference to their
original and present contexts. But what does it stand for in recent religious
education theories? What are the questions hermeneutics is expected to address
in the area of religious education today? Taking into account recent
developments in philosophical, theological, linguistic, and anthropological
disciplines, religious educationalists show in this volume the need to broaden
the meaning of hermeneutics and to highlight its importance in the educational
realm. In more then 20 contributions, internationally recognised scholars
carefully diagnose the present situation and contribute to a new understanding
of religious education based on hermeneutics as a new paradigm.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042915587
• ISBN13: 9789042915589
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 427 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.7"