Herman Who?

Posted on October 21, 2015 
Filed under Opinion, Resources

David Cook“Much of the debate in the media about fundamentalism and radicalisation would be solved if all involved developed a commitment to responsible hermeneutics.

Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation.

When a solicitor reads a legal deed, words are to be understood literally. When I read the newspaper, I adopt different hermeneutical principles in reading the news items, the comment, the editorial and the comic strip.

All of the Bible is to be taken seriously and that means that not all will be taken literally…”

– David Cook writes about the importance of hermeneutics.
(Image: St. Helen’s London.)