Wolfean theologies

David Stockhoff · 04 Feb 2009, 15:12 · from 2009-February.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:12:28 -0500
Subject: (urth) Wolfean theologies
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Perhaps, but I don't see the relevance, or rather the parallels, to the discussion. Following your understanding of these terms, one must always call the Catholic christ-interpretation "Christ" and the "heretical" christ-interpretations "Christ-like." This is or would be patently absurd and useless and irrelevant, and I object. Feel free to adopt that convention, but recognize that it is merely a convention. 

None of this affects what Wolfe believes or how that affects interpretation---only how such data are asserted.

I am indeed arguing for a broader field of potential interpretations than some here seem comfortable with. But I have not argued what you have said. To repeat myself, this has as much to do with forum etiquette as anything else. I don't mind arguments from theology. I object to arguments from authority rather than logic---as I have very clearly stated.

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There is wiggle-room for interpretation, but generally interpretation is supposed to stay close to the original intention of the speaker or at least not contradict it without absolute necessity. This may sound nitpicky but without it you get "radical" interpretation where everything can mean anything you want at any time.

I could basically use the same form of argument you used there to say that well, to me in my belief system, calling someone "Christ" or "Christ-like" is the same as saying that they are Richard Nixon. Thus you can't argue that my interpretation of BotNS as a retelling of the Watergate story without privileging an interpretation based on Wolfe's religious beliefs, right?

-- "When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is 
about to set." -- Lin Yutang

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