Comments on: Hermeneutics and the Supreme Court http://religioninamerica.org/2010/06/07/hermeneutics-and-the-supreme-court/ A group blog about religion in America Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Paul http://religioninamerica.org/2010/06/07/hermeneutics-and-the-supreme-court/#comment-130 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:19:18 +0000 http://religioninamerica.org/?p=422#comment-130 Scott, I agree completely.

Here’s a rejoinder to Souter’s fair reading model from the Wall Street Journal op-ed pages.

(The article is subscription access, but you can see the full article by going to Google News and searching for the article title, “David Souter’s Bad Constitutional History”.)

]]> By: Scott Moore http://religioninamerica.org/2010/06/07/hermeneutics-and-the-supreme-court/#comment-129 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:14:42 +0000 http://religioninamerica.org/?p=422#comment-129 Great post Paul.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how one’s biblical hermeneutic influences his or her constitutional/political hermeneutic, and especially about the connections between strict constructionists/originialists and fundamentalists. One thing that those with a conservative hermeneutic need to remember is the distinct qualitative difference between the scriptures and the constitution. The first we hold to be inspired and inerrant; the other we (should) not. So while I do think we should detect and respect the original intent of the constitution’s framers, we can’t expect it to be 100 per cent consistent or inerrant.
One document we can put our faith in, the other we have to work with.

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