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- Title
Translations in Religion and Politics: State Feminist Biblical Interpretation.
- Authors
Økland, Jorunn
- Abstract
A political system is based on a set of values used to evaluate which explanations and observations are considered plausible, which arguments are valid, which topics are worthy of discussion. The system forms a frame of reference which in a theory of science context can be called “context of legitimation.” Currently the position of the Bible is questioned within European contexts of legitimation. The article considers the Norwegian case where the political system is often labeled "state feminist”. In this system equality and justice are the highest ranked values which leaves the Bible in a slightly awkward position. A consequence is that in a Norwegian context, feminist liberation theology is non-existing, since the Bible is not seen as a liberating document when measured against the values and standards of the political system at large Feminist biblical studies in this context then, is not liberation theology based on the Bible, but apology for the relevance of biblical scholarship within a context of legitimation where the Bible has lost its legitimacy. The paper thus puts in relief how translation from one context to another can help us bring both the original and the target context of legitimation more into relief.
- Subjects
LEGITIMATION (Sociology); BIBLE; FEMINIST criticism; NORWEGIAN politics &; government
- Publication
Sino-Christian Studies, 2011, Vol 12, p7
- ISSN
1990-2670
- Publication type
Article