Comments on: “It Is” and “It Means” http://theimageoffish.com/2009/12/04/it-is-and-it-means/ we swim in interpretation Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:56:44 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Coursework Writers http://theimageoffish.com/2009/12/04/it-is-and-it-means/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Coursework Writers Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:06:19 +0000 http://theimageoffish.com/?p=87#comment-187 That explains a lot That explains a lot

]]> By: ClubPenguinCheats http://theimageoffish.com/2009/12/04/it-is-and-it-means/comment-page-1/#comment-175 ClubPenguinCheats Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:27:46 +0000 http://theimageoffish.com/?p=87#comment-175 I would not want to participate in such a dialogue in order to reduce myself and the other to some sort of lowest common denominator, but to put my own hermeneutical understanding at risk such that it may have to change. I would not want to participate in such a dialogue in order to reduce myself and the other to some sort of lowest common denominator, but to put my own hermeneutical understanding at risk such that it may have to change.

]]> By: Jesse Turri http://theimageoffish.com/2009/12/04/it-is-and-it-means/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Jesse Turri Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:40:16 +0000 http://theimageoffish.com/?p=87#comment-49 Callid, great post. Your last bit of monologue about the bible being a sort of mirror that reflects the person reading it, is very insightful. It got me thinking about the Greek story of Narcissus. I love McLuahn's take on the story (I know you love him too). Most people think Narcissus looked in the mirror, saw himself and fell in love, but McLuhan submits that he was deceived by the medium. Narcissus did not know he was looking at himself, he didn't understand how the medium worked, thus we was imprisoned and controlled by it. Shalom, Jesse Callid, great post. Your last bit of monologue about the bible being a sort of mirror that reflects the person reading it, is very insightful. It got me thinking about the Greek story of Narcissus. I love McLuahn’s take on the story (I know you love him too). Most people think Narcissus looked in the mirror, saw himself and fell in love, but McLuhan submits that he was deceived by the medium. Narcissus did not know he was looking at himself, he didn’t understand how the medium worked, thus we was imprisoned and controlled by it.

Shalom,
Jesse

]]> By: Andrew http://theimageoffish.com/2009/12/04/it-is-and-it-means/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Andrew Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:25:20 +0000 http://theimageoffish.com/?p=87#comment-46 Globochrist was one of my favourite books last year Globochrist was one of my favourite books last year

]]> By: Blake Huggins http://theimageoffish.com/2009/12/04/it-is-and-it-means/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Blake Huggins Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:43:27 +0000 http://theimageoffish.com/?p=87#comment-45 Interesting stuff. I have <i>GloboChrist</i> sitting in my stack. I may have to pick it up over the holiday break. I'm not sure I am willing to give up on the phrase "transformative dialogue." Just based on the Smith quotation, I wonder if it is possible to own that phrase in such a way that conflict is not ignored nor minimalized. I would not want to participate in such a dialogue in order to reduce myself and the other to some sort of lowest common denominator, but to put my own hermeneutical understanding at risk such that it may have to change. I'm not even sure I am really partaking in dialogue unless that is a possibility. Interesting stuff. I have GloboChrist sitting in my stack. I may have to pick it up over the holiday break.

I’m not sure I am willing to give up on the phrase “transformative dialogue.” Just based on the Smith quotation, I wonder if it is possible to own that phrase in such a way that conflict is not ignored nor minimalized. I would not want to participate in such a dialogue in order to reduce myself and the other to some sort of lowest common denominator, but to put my own hermeneutical understanding at risk such that it may have to change. I’m not even sure I am really partaking in dialogue unless that is a possibility.

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