Hermeneutyka a religia
Hermeneutics and Religion

The Finiteness of Man and the Infinity of Understanding

Author(s): Marek Szulakiewicz
Subject(s): Philosophy, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: hermeneutics; religion; understanding
Summary/Abstract: The philosophical development of hermeneutics did not mean its restriction and confinement to philosophical considerations, but instead placed it at the centre of a lost culture. It affected all areas where a state of ambiguity was experienced, in particular religion and theology. The latter has long been torn between two tendencies. On the one hand, it was oriented towards tradition and fidelity to the sources, but on the other, it made constant attempts to exist in the present, developing reflections on revelation in the context of history. Both of these trends point to the need to take the principles of hermeneutics and understanding theory seriously. Here, theological science was reminded of the problems arising from the fact of the symbolic structure of the religious world. In this context, one has to ask the question of how the attempts to apply hermeneutics to religion and theology (hermeneutic theology) position themselves in the context of a theory of understanding? The article addresses this problem by highlighting the involvement of hermeneutics in the field of theology and religion, breaking with the metaphysical tradition and pointing to a human understanding of God.

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