The Recontextualization of Christian Doctrine at the End of Middle Ages
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Taiwan Association of Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies (TACMRS)
Organizer Name
Chih-hsin Lin
Organizer Affiliation
National Chengchi Univ.
Presider Name
Brent Addison Moberly
Presider Affiliation
Indiana Univ.-Bloomington
Paper Title 1
"Up to the Farthest, Highest Peak of Mystic Scripture": Mystical Itineraries from Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite to Saint John of the Cross
Presenter 1 Name
Wesley Hwang
Presenter 1 Affiliation
National Chung Hsing Univ.
Paper Title 2
"Of Haukyn the Actif Man": Recontextualizing the Active Life inPiers Plowman
Presenter 2 Name
Carolyn F. Scott
Presenter 2 Affiliation
National Cheng Kung Univ.
Paper Title 3
Simple Pastors and Deceitful Preachers in the Pastoral World of Spenser's Shepheardes Calender
Presenter 3 Name
Chih-hsin Lin
Start Date
13-5-2016 10:00 AM
Session Location
Fetzer 2016
Description
As a religion that centers on Christ’s resurrection and the fulfillment of the Old Covenant by the New Covenant, Christianity has always been built upon interpretations and reinterpretations of its doctrines that help Christians to live the doctrine in real lives. To recontextualize Christianity for people facing religious problems in a social context different from that established in the Bible, authors need to make use of existent cultural expressions to help their readers identify their own corruptions and live the doctrine, whether such expression are derived from Christian or pagan traditions. Such recontextualization for religious instruction was particularly challenging at the end of the Middle Ages as the anti-clerical movement and the precursors of the Reformation often questioned the authority of the Catholic Church to interpret the Bible. This session aims to examine texts that show efforts to recontextualize Christian doctrine with the awareness of the danger of distorting the doctrine on the one hand and the importance of living the doctrine in real lives on the other. This session welcomes papers that examine literary, theological, historical, or philosophical texts and images that show concerns for such recontextualization or solutions to problems such as misinterpretation, literalism, deceitful authors, or intractable or untrained readers.
The Recontextualization of Christian Doctrine at the End of Middle Ages
Fetzer 2016
As a religion that centers on Christ’s resurrection and the fulfillment of the Old Covenant by the New Covenant, Christianity has always been built upon interpretations and reinterpretations of its doctrines that help Christians to live the doctrine in real lives. To recontextualize Christianity for people facing religious problems in a social context different from that established in the Bible, authors need to make use of existent cultural expressions to help their readers identify their own corruptions and live the doctrine, whether such expression are derived from Christian or pagan traditions. Such recontextualization for religious instruction was particularly challenging at the end of the Middle Ages as the anti-clerical movement and the precursors of the Reformation often questioned the authority of the Catholic Church to interpret the Bible. This session aims to examine texts that show efforts to recontextualize Christian doctrine with the awareness of the danger of distorting the doctrine on the one hand and the importance of living the doctrine in real lives on the other. This session welcomes papers that examine literary, theological, historical, or philosophical texts and images that show concerns for such recontextualization or solutions to problems such as misinterpretation, literalism, deceitful authors, or intractable or untrained readers.