Amazon.com description: Product Description: An introduction to the history and scope of interpretation theory in theology. It discusses hermeneutical consciousness in Christian thinking from the time of the Church Fathers up to today. By reflecting on the contribution made by philosophical, linguistic, and literary approaches to the theological interpretation of texts, it emphasises the need for theologians to participate in interdisciplinary conversations on methods of adequate text-interpretation. The book concludes with an assessment of how hermeneutical thinking may influence our understanding of the identity of Christianity.