Hermeneutical Model Research Articles

The Book of Jeremiah as Case Study in Asian Contextual Theology

AbstractThe past decades have seen many calls for Asian contextual theology thais both recognizably Asian and true to the Bible’s message. Given the lack of consensus on how to do such theology, however, the present study proposes that the Old Testament itself provides a worthy example to follow. Using the book of Jeremiah as a case study, it is suggested that the prophet’s engagemenwith the historical situation and theological issues of the sixth century BCE— fatalism, the identity of the divine vis-à-vis monism, prosperity theology, and cosmic suffering—offers a hermeneutical model for engaging modern Asian religious issues such as Islam, Hinduism, folk religion, and Buddhism.

Theses on Translation: An Organon for the Current Moment

The article is a diagnosis of the contemporary condition of translation practice, taking into account its political consequences. For translation, understood as a kind of mediation between cultures, can function as a form of political intervention, undermining the established hierarchies of languages and cultures. However, this can only happen if the translator’s work is precisely conceptualized and the translation itself is based on a hermeneutic model that evaluates the category of interpretation. The article uses, among others, theoretical works by Charles Peirce, Louis Althusser, Pascale Casanova, and Frederic Jameson.

“Who Am I Really?”

Abstract This study seeks to deepen the conversation between Jungian individuation and yogic awakening to explore the question ‘Who am I?’ from a psycho-spiritual perspective. Through focusing on yogic experience, the study explores how Jungian therapeutic benefits might be gained through modern yoga practice. Four long-time yoga practitioners took part in the study that involves ten hours’ worth of ethnographic interviews. The transcripts were analysed using Jungian techniques to identify key themes, symbols, and meanings from the archetypal story patterns of the participants’ yoga histories. The resulting themes represent a potential hermeneutic model for recognising Jung’s analytic psychology within the experiences of the four practitioners. Based on these findings, future research is recommended that is conducted over a longer interview period with practitioners of Non-dual Shaiva Tantra. The ethnographic interview process could include physical yoga practices and an explicit dissection of Jungian concepts to widen the conversation between Jung and yoga.

Translation as paraphrase/adaptation and its impact on the canon

There is an indelible link between cultural translation and the Canon. Only translated works have the chance to penetrate the hierarchical list of values. This article studies the ideological sway that might affect translators when approaching their craft. If translators are imbued with ideology, they will automatically foster and ideologise the Canon. Therefore, this article focuses on the contributions of Haroldo do Campos regarding the cannibalistic and postcritical practice of translation, of Lawrence Venuti in respect of translation as hermeneutics and re-creation, and of Umberto Eco’s description of translation as incessant negotiation. In this context, the degree of freedom in translating a cultural text is analysed in comparison with utilitarian translation. Is it ethical to re-create the source text to accommodate various historical and social compensations? Are marked paraphrasing and imitation a bridge for conveying a congruent message and form with the original text? There are related questions that this paper addresses: is the instrumentalist model completely disjoined from the hermeneutic model, as Lawrence Venuti argued? Do we need an orienting chart to describe the degrees of liberty accepted in relation to various types of texts (cultural, technical, juridical, administrative etc.)? If translators invent readerships for older texts, what will those readerships eventually “consume”? Are Shakespeare, or Dante, read through an ideological and compensatory grid, the same authors that we have known previously? Marxian critical approaches are often accompanied with politically correct suggestions. Translators may face the risks of becoming not only perspicacious negotiators but withering officers in translation. The article tackles comparatively the approaches of the aforementioned scholars and their impact on the present-day Canon. In addition, the situation of ideological brutalism in selecting translators is analysed, as occurred in the case of Amanda Gorman’s poems.

Walter Brueggemann permetafora-modellje, néhány kritika fényében

"Walter Brueggemann’s Trial Metaphor Model – In the Light of Some Critiques. Walter Brueggemann’s Theology of the Old Testament evoked a lot of criticism. His trial metaphor as a methodological frame is generally welcomed. But we recognize that the courtroom situation presented in Brueggemann’s way can be seen as a hermeneutical model for referentiality, that is to say: when we do not have any empirically verifiable evidence about God, the only chance for us is to accept the testimony of the biblical text. The rhetoric of the accepted testimony will constitute the reality after this. This opinion of Brueggemann is sharply criticized by many scholars. The present essay tries to answer ‒ in a modest way ‒ some of these judgments and concludes that the reality generated by the testimony can be known and understood better if its rhetoric is primarily analysed through literary study. Keywords: Walter Brueggemann, Old Testament theology, trial/courtroom metaphor, testimony, rhetoric, referentiality, literary study "

Reflexões sobre o processo de criação e avaliação de um curso introdutório online de tradução hermenêutica

Translation Studies (TS) is a relatively new field which emerged in the 70s. One of the aims of the field is to research about the education of translators. According to Venuti (2018), many translation courses and programs exist, and there are still no courses where translation is seen as an interpretive model. Venuti (2019) argues that such an interpretive model, coined by him as hermeneutic, needs to be developed and applied. Costa (2018) argues that in the Brazilian context, technologies need to be used in the classroom, online teaching must be explored and researched, and social responsibility must be taught. Thus, this paper aims to propose an online course with a hermeneutic model in translation. By using Venuti’s (2019) elements of hermeneutic translation, Snell-hornby’s (1995) Integrated Approach and Kelly’s (2005) pedagogical theory of translation course creation aided by Instructional Design’s ADDIE model (MORRISON, et al., 2013), the following research question will be addressed: “How an online course with an hermeneutic view of translation is designed?”. By the means of a qualitative approach of interpretive nature, a proposal of an online course will be created, being described and related to possible translation competences that can be fostered. Results show that a short course can be designed using the translation theories while providing a model that could possibly be tested and reproduced within a Moodle environment.

Theses on Translation: An Organon for the Current Moment

The theses offer a general theory of translation that encompasses the relation between theoryand practice and the different models of translation that generate theoretical concepts likeequivalence and ethics. The instrumental model that understands translation as a reproduction or transfer of a source-text invariant is critiqued, whereas a hermeneutic model that understands translation as an interpretation that varies the source text is advanced. Verbal choices are treated as interpretive moves that vary a range of textual features according to factors that are drawn decisively from the receiving culture where they are arranged in hierarchies of value. The interpretive act performed by translation is informed by global cultural hierarchies in which value is distributed unevenly across major and minor languages, redefining the ethical and political stakes of a translation project.

Theses on Translation: An Organon for the Current Moment

The theses offer a general theory of translation that encompasses the relation between theoryand practice and the different models of translation that generate theoretical concepts likeequivalence and ethics. The instrumental model that understands translation as a reproduction or transfer of a source-text invariant is critiqued, whereas a hermeneutic model that understands translation as an interpretation that varies the source text is advanced. Verbal choices are treated as interpretive moves that vary a range of textual features according to factors that are drawn decisively from the receiving culture where they are arranged in hierarchies of value. The interpretive act performed by translation is informed by global cultural hierarchies in which value is distributed unevenly across major and minor languages, redefining the ethical and political stakes of a translation project.

Герменевтическая модель художественного перевода интертекстуальных знаков с русского языка на английский

The article is devoted to the study of the intertextuality category within the framework of the hermeneutic model of translation activity. The research aims to present a practical model for analysing and comparing the original text of a literary work and its translations from Russian into English, aimed at understanding motivation for making translation decisions, assessing results and semantic discrepancies. Scientific novelty of the research lies in developing a comprehensive model for analysis that naturally combines translation methodology and technology. As a result, it is proved that comparative semantic relations between a text which serves as a source of intertextual borrowings, an original literary text and its translations are of homomorphic nature, semantic variations appear due to individual features of perception, understanding, interpretation, and the choice of ways to reproduce the acquired semantic content.

The role of local wisdom on the preservation of the Imogiri Royal Cemetery Site

The Imogiri Royal Cemetery Site has provided benefits to the surrounding community, especially abdi dalem as the caretakers of the site for a long time. The local community has created local wisdom in order to survive and continue to enjoy the benefits provided by the site. The question arises are: What is the benefit of the Imogiri Royal Cemetery Site for the surrounding community especially abdi dalem? What kind of local wisdom is created by the abdi dalem at the Imogiri Royal Burial Site? What is the role of local wisdom in the preservation of the Imogiri Royal Burial Site? This research was conducted to examine the role of local wisdom to preserve the Imogiri Royal Burial Site. The data collected using in depth-structure interviews. The analysis was carried out using an interpretive method with hermeneutic model of cultural interpretation. This research generates knowledge that local wisdom has contributed to the preservation of the Imogiri Burial Site. This is important to maintain the sustainability of the site's benefits and to improve people’s welfare.

Embedded rationality and the contextualisation of critical thinking

Abstract The present article addresses the question of whether, and to what extent, critical thinking should make attunement to current social and political landscapes central to its practice. I begin by outlining what I consider to be the basic positions in the debate about the political contextualisation of critical thinking, which are referred to as the crypto-Enlightenment and the critical pedagogical models. I argue, on the basis of various strands of research, that there is a prima facie case to be made in favour of the critical pedagogical position that favours forefronting the social and political context of critical thinking and thinking in general. I then draw attention, however, to problems of coherence and justification in the critical pedagogical position, before turning, finally, to an alternative grounding of critical thinking that takes seriously the historical and social contextualisation of thinking without the coherence problems of critical pedagogy. My conclusion is that while the critical pedagogical model is right to point to the fatal incompleteness of Enlightenment-style critical thinking due to its failure to properly acknowledge the norm-saturated nature of historical consciousness, critical pedagogy itself fails to offer a coherent alternative to the problem of integrating value and rationality in a more full-blown grounding of critical thinking. I suggest that a hermeneutical model that integrates the rational, axiological and historical moments in consciousness provides a more satisfying foundation for understanding the trajectory and purpose of critical thinking.

Between Service and Scripture: A Qualitative Study of Missional Hermeneutics

ABSTRACT Using a qualitative research method known as narrative inquiry, the authors undertake an exercise in empirical hermeneutics in a Latino church context in order to explore the formative effects of participation in mission on biblical interpreters. The analysis leads to the construction of a twofold hermeneutical model that provisionally answers our research question: the relationship between participants’ experiences of mission and their understandings of the Bible seems to consist of dynamics designated as missional emplotment and narrative fusion.

Die debat oor hermeneutiek: In gesprek met drie Suid-Afrikaanse reformatoriese teoloë

Discourse on hermeneutics: A discussion with three reformational South African theologiansIn this article some introductory remarks are made on hermeneutics and subsequently the author critically investigates – for the sake of discussion – three hermeneutical models set up by three theologians from three Afrikaans reformed sister churches, namely Dirkie Smit, Gert Malan and Gerrie Snyman. In all three instances it is apparent what a big role hermeneutics plays – and should play – in the interpretation of Scripture. Since it is particularly topical and significant, one theme in theology namely Christology, is subjected to a more thorough investigation. Finally, the author proposes some guidelines which in his opinion could contribute to a better understanding of Scripture.

Co-designing diagnosis: Towards a responsible integration of Machine Learning decision-support systems in medical diagnostics.

RationaleThis paper aims to show how the focus on eradicating bias from Machine Learning decision‐support systems in medical diagnosis diverts attention from the hermeneutic nature of medical decision‐making and the productive role of bias. We want to show how an introduction of Machine Learning systems alters the diagnostic process. Reviewing the negative conception of bias and incorporating the mediating role of Machine Learning systems in the medical diagnosis are essential for an encompassing, critical and informed medical decision‐making.MethodsThis paper presents a philosophical analysis, employing the conceptual frameworks of hermeneutics and technological mediation, while drawing on the case of Machine Learning algorithms assisting doctors in diagnosis. This paper unravels the non‐neutral role of algorithms in the doctor's decision‐making and points to the dialogical nature of interaction not only with the patients but also with the technologies that co‐shape the diagnosis.FindingsFollowing the hermeneutical model of medical diagnosis, we review the notion of bias to show how it is an inalienable and productive part of diagnosis. We show how Machine Learning biases join the human ones to actively shape the diagnostic process, simultaneously expanding and narrowing medical attention, highlighting certain aspects, while disclosing others, thus mediating medical perceptions and actions. Based on that, we demonstrate how doctors can take Machine Learning systems on board for an enhanced medical diagnosis, while being aware of their non‐neutral role.ConclusionsWe show that Machine Learning systems join doctors and patients in co‐designing a triad of medical diagnosis. We highlight that it is imperative to examine the hermeneutic role of the Machine Learning systems. Additionally, we suggest including not only the patient, but also colleagues to ensure an encompassing diagnostic process, to respect its inherently hermeneutic nature and to work productively with the existing human and machine biases.

Debat oor hermeneutiek

Discourse on hermeneutics: A discussion with three reformational South African theologiansIn this article some introductory remarks are made on hermeneutics and subsequently the author critically investigates – for the sake of discussion – three hermeneutical models set up by three theologians from three Afrikaans reformed sister churches, namely Dirkie Smit, Gert Malan and Gerrie Snyman. In all three instances it is apparent what a big role hermeneutics plays – and should play – in the interpretation of Scripture. Since it is particularly topical and significant, one theme in theology namely Christology, is subjected to a more thorough investigation. Finally, the author proposes some guidelines which in his opinion could contribute to a better understanding of Scripture.

Книжная серия «Жизнь замечательных людей» в творческой биографии российского просветителя Я. В. Абрамова

The paper discusses the role of the ideologist of cultural movement in the reformist populism of the 1880s – 1890s, enlightener and writer Ya. V. Abramov in the context of creation of the book series “Life of remarkable people. Biographical library of F. Pavlenkovˮ. Its educational concept and democratic character are largely determined by Abramov’s social and worldview intentions — ideological inspirer of so-called “going to the people”, “going to great cultural work”, who saw the goals of such work in releasing “constrained forces and abilities of the Russian folk spirit”, supporting the “mental activity of the Russian people”, in promoting its “generation of new forms of life”. The author suggests a hypothesis, according to which the ideological genesis of the series is contained in Abramov’s short story “The Philistine Thinker” (1881), where the idea on the educational significance of the biographies of prominent people, “benefactors of mankind” was first expressed. The paper traces affinity between updating the genre of popular scientific biographies of “great people” and the educational tasks of Abramov and Pavlenkov and highlights the role of “instructive biographies” of Abramov in creating the genre type of documentary and fiction books that synthesize the qualities of “contextual biography” and “biography of the hermeneutic model”. The classic exemplarity of Abramov’s books is determined by the genre-conditioning and structure-forming function of the concept of personality; a synthesis of artistry and journalism, documentary and imagery; principles of artistic typing when working with documentary material; actualization of genre dominants (biography-life description, biography-research, biography-portrait, etc.); the poetics of narrative, objectivizing the aesthetic nature of author's subjectivity.

ГЕРМЕНЕВТИКА РИЗИКІВ В КОНТЕКСТІ АСИМЕТРІЇ ДОХОДІВ НАСЕЛЕННЯ РЕГІОНІВ

The economic, socio-political transformation influenced the mechanisms and nature of making state, regional local decisions, and also contributed to a change in the direction and strength of the impact of risks in the system of which complex processes are taking place. So, some risks weaken, others increase, some are modified, new types of risks appear. The transformations taking place in society directly affect the state of the labor market and the incomes of the population of the regions. The asymmetry in income creates the preconditions for changes in socio-economic development, which affect the possibility of realizing human capital in general. In this regard, there is a need to develop theoretical, methodological and practical provisions for the identification, prevention, and minimization of risks. The article proposes, on the basis of the hermeneutic approach, to establish the essence of the “risk” category in the context of the asymmetry of incomes of the population of the regions, which, unlike other approaches, allows us to reconstruct the general provisions in a manner compatible with modern economic theory and the area of one’s own scientific interest. The theoretical basis of hermeneutics has been formed. The author’s interpretation of risk hermeneutics is offered. The hermeneutic model of risk interpretation in the context of income asymmetry of the population of the regions is presented. A review analysis of the original texts of domestic and foreign authors of different periods, and scientific fields, regarding the interpretation of the concept of “risk” is carried out. A synopsis of the “risk” category is presented, on the basis of which general provisions are highlighted and a hypothesis is put forward, the author understands of the essence of risk, taking into account the asymmetry of income. Analyzed are the scientific interpretations of the understanding of the essence of risk by modern authors who have been studying the regional distribution of incomes of the population. The author’s definition of risk is compared with the interpretations of other scientists. Statistical and empirical substantiation of the hypothesis is carried out. The author’s vision of the essence of the “risk” category in the context of the income asymmetry of the population of the regions is proposed.

Hermeneutyka ciągłości jako narzędzie interpretacji teologii stworzenia w wybranych wypowiedziach Magisterium Kościoła

The choice between the hermeneutics of continuity and the hermeneutics of rupture as a tool for interpreting theological issues is a very current topic in the context of the challenges facing the Church today. Although the very concept of “hermeneutics of continuity” was coined by Pope Benedict XVI, its practical application has characterized the magisterium of the Church since antiquity. The problem of choosing a hermeneutical model also touches upon the theology of creation. The article indicates the importance of the interpretation of the theology of creation for contemporary theological and anthropological discourse. It further touches on the problem of selecting hermeneutics appropriate for Catholic theology and shows the hermeneutics of continuity as a tool used by Roman popes over the centuries to interpret the theology of creation.

Negotiative Hermeneutics of Khaled Abou El Fadl: Truth Postponement and Negotiating The Meaning of Text in Speaking In God's Name

This study aims to map the ontological and epistemological aspects of Negotiative Hermeneutics through a philosophical approach. Negotiative Hermeneutics is a new hermeneutic model initiated by Khaled Abou El Fadl to criticize gender-biased and misogyny fatwas issued by Al-Lajnah ad-Dā`imah li al-Buhūts al-'Ilmiyyah wa al-Iftā`, or the Fatwa Committee Saudi Arabia. Prioritizing texts understanding through a psychological, social context, and other perspective makes this model different from other hermeneutics. Negotiative Hermeneutics more focuses on the negotiation process for sustainable in the three pillars of hermeneutics: author, text, and reader. This iterative process on linguistic, cultural, etc. This study analyzed the weaknesses of the Negotiative Hermeneutics negotiation movement based on the misogyny fatwa case of the Saudi Arabian Fatwa Committee using the critical discourse analysis method. The results indicated that the text is ontologically sacred and authoritative; authorship of the Quran and the Prophet Sunnah stopped at the first author. The epistemological viewed meaning is obtained from endless negotiations among the three pillars of hermeneutics. The weakness is Khaled's disregard for the fact that the ulama's fatwa depends on royal authority. Last, the significance of this paper, especially regarding the shortcomings in Khaled's theory, is to present evidence that a fatwa produced by the ulama's ijtihad is not autonomous at all, even from the ulama itself, because it is also the result of a bargaining chip between ulama and the royal authority

Contra Instrumentalism: A Translation Polemic

Contra Instrumentalism: A Translation Polemic