Looking at the Birds, Considering the Lilies, and Perceiving God’s Grace in the Countryside: An Empirical Investigation in Hermeneutical Theory

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Rural Theology-International Ecumencial and Interdisciplinary Perspectives Pub Date : 2021-10-07 DOI:10.1080/14704994.2021.1968642

Leslie J. Francis, Greg Smith, J. Astley

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ABSTRACT This study is situated within the newly emerging interest in the concept of grace as a legitimate topic for empirical enquiry, and draws on the theoretical framework provided by the SIFT approach to biblical hermeneutics, an approach rooted in reader-perspective hermeneutical theory and in Jungian psychological type theory. Data were draw from two one-day workshops with Anglican Readers (lay ministers). On each occasion the participants were invited to divide into three separate groups according to their preferences for sensing or intuition (the two perceiving functions) and within these groups to explore the messages of grace in Matthew 6: 25–30 (Jesus’ invitation to look at the birds and to consider the lilies). The rich data gathered from these workshops generated insights into contemporary theologies of grace and also confirmed the hypothesis that biblical interpretation is shaped by the reader’s psychological type preference for sensing or for intuition.

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观鸟、思百合花、感知乡村上帝的恩典:解释学理论的实证考察

摘要本研究基于对恩典概念的新兴趣，将其作为一个合法的实证研究主题，并借鉴了SIFT方法为圣经解释学提供的理论框架，这种方法植根于读者视角的解释学理论和荣格心理类型理论。数据来自英国圣公会读者（非神职人员）的两次为期一天的研讨会。在每一次活动中，参与者都被邀请根据他们对感知或直觉（两种感知功能）的偏好分为三组，并在这些组中探索马太福音6:25-30中的恩典信息（耶稣邀请他们看鸟和考虑百合花）。从这些研讨会上收集的丰富数据为当代恩典神学家提供了见解，也证实了圣经解释是由读者对感知或直觉的心理偏好所决定的假设。

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期刊介绍： Rural Theology: International, Ecumenical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives is the journal of The Rural Theology Association. To join or find out about activities or future meetings of The Rural Theology Association, please visit their website. The members’ Newsletter, published twice a year, also has this information. The principal aims of the journal are to promote theological reflection on matters of rural concern, to enhance the ministry and mission of rural churches, and to bring rural issues to the forefront of church and government agenda. The journal is committed to embracing a wide range of theological perspectives, to encouraging interdisciplinary dialogue, and to stimulating ecumenical and international exchange on matters of relevance to religious, political, social and economic aspects of rurality.