Dear Mark, If I may. Your reference was to hermeneutic strategies. My reference was to that specific type of strategy. Seeking the promptings of the Holy Spirit is seeking guidance with a heart detached from all desire except the desire to please God. If one is prompted then to produce such a strategy as Ruhi from that desire then the purpose is met. The phrase "hermeneutic strategies" produces in my mind the concept that an individual is seeking an interpretation of a text to fit a preconceived and possibly imaginary notion of what the text "should" say or mean.
Richard. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark A. Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Baha'i Studies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:18 AM Subject: Re: Terms vs. Concepts > Sandra, > > At 07:52 AM 3/10/2004, you wrote: > >>As Richard mentioned: [ I ] "...do not think in terms of strategies.." while at the same time conceding that I do, indeed, employ personal "strategies" to analyze the rationale/motivation of certain Sacred Scriptures.<< > > How can we not think in terms of strategies? Even Ruhi is a strategy. > > Mark A. Foster * Portal: http://MarkFoster.net > CompuServe: http://boards.M.Foster.name > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st > News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public) > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
