A manner of hermeneutics

dc.contributor.author	Wood, Kevin
dc.date.accessioned	2025-10-29T22:18:22Z
dc.date.available	2025-10-29T22:18:22Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.description	Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC BY 3.0) applies
dc.description.abstract	This article explores the interrelated notions of being, openness, and experience to engage a manner of hermeneutics as more than method, rather, as a way of being. A disposition to be present and attentiveness to learning is foundational for those who take up a hermeneutic stance. Through illustrative examples of hermeneutic pondering, the writing evokes a sensibility that positions hermeneutics as attuned to the nature of being, rather than bound to procedural method. It invites interpretation as a search for the essence of phenomena worthy of attention, while also recognizing that meaning may dissipate when concepts are abstracted from the situated immediacy of the present moment.
dc.description.peer-review	Yes
dc.identifier.citation	Wood, K. (2025). A manner of hermeneutics. Journal of Applied Hermeneutics. 2025(2025). https://doi.org/10.55016/ojs/jah.v2025Y2025.81734
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10133/7206
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	University of Calgary
dc.publisher.faculty	Education
dc.publisher.institution	University of Lethbridge
dc.publisher.url	https://doi.org/10.55016/ojs/jah.v2025Y2025.81734
dc.subject	Hermeneutics
dc.subject	Gadamer
dc.subject	Openness
dc.subject	Disposition
dc.title	A manner of hermeneutics
dc.type	Article