The Protestant Church as institution of interpretation and organization of action in modern society

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dc.contributor.authorHaspel, Michaelen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-23T14:11:34Z
dc.date.available2013-01-23T14:11:34Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionCITATION: Haspel, M. 2004. The Protestant Church as institution of interpretation and organization of action in modern society. Scriptura, 85:14-23, doi:10.7833/85-0-933.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://scriptura.journals.ac.za
dc.description.abstractStarting from an analysis of Francis Schuessler Fiorenza’s argument for a political theology based on the notion of the church as a community of interpretation, this essay argues that, from a Protestant perspective, the church in modern societies should be seen, both theologically and sociologically, as institution or organization, rather than as community (1, 2). The church is faced not only with a diversity of interpretations of tradition, but in fact with a legitimate diversity of interpretive aims, and therefore modes (3). The essay suggests that the specific mode of interpretation of the ethical tradition aiming at participation in the public discourse should be understood as contextualization (4), and the church properly understood as institution or organization in the life-world in modern societies (5) can not only contribute meaningfully to ethical public discourse but also facilitate public moral action (6).
dc.description.urihttps://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/933
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dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.citationHaspel, M. 2004. The Protestant Church as institution of interpretation and organization of action in modern society. Scriptura, 85:14-23, doi:10.7833/85-0-933.
dc.identifier.issn2305-445X (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79153
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Old and New Testament, Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subject.otherProtestant churchesen_ZA
dc.titleThe Protestant Church as institution of interpretation and organization of action in modern societyen_ZA
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