Do texto à conversão: uma hermenêutica da identidade narrativa em John Wesley
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2023-12-05
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Universidade Metodista de São Paulo
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A pesquisa trata da natureza teológica da conversão de John Wesley, a saber, de seu caráter mister de processualidade. Ao analisar os eventos do final da década de 1730 próximos a experiência religiosa de Aldersgate, levanta-se a hipótese, a ser conferida, de uma constituição hermenêutica de sua conversão correlata à característica constante e inexaurível de tal processo. O objetivo da tese é investigar a continuidade inerente das concepções teológicas circunscritas às experiências religiosas fundantes de John Wesley com uma implicação latente: a conversão em John Wesley possui uma propriedade processual. O objetivo geral, portanto, reside em uma hermenêutica da ipseidade de John Wesley pela concepção de conversão processual em diálogo e constraste com a tradição wesleyana, visando construir sua identidade narrativa. Os objetivos específicos tratam dos fenômenos consequentes da conversão processual, como o ofício religioso de Wesley no século 18, o impacto de seus textos no metodismo e nos movimentos religiosos diretamente ou indiretamente originados por sua influência. No primeiro capítulo o referencial metodológico é apresentado juntamente às influências teológicas de John Wesley, como a dimensão do símbolo e a dinâmica de sua conversão entre as polaridades de sentido e significado. O segundo capítulo, por sua vez, trata dos textos de John Wesley a respeito de sua conversão e desenvolve uma hermenêutica amplificadora da conversão tendo na processualidade o solo interpretativo da narrativa wesleyana. Por fim, o terceiro capítulo trabalha o núcleo da tese, a saber, a síntese da compreensão de que a identidade narrativa de John Wesley é constituída simbolicamente numa concepção processual de conversão. A metodologia empregada é a teórico-qualitativa, com articulação analítico-crítica e incidência filosófica, histórica e teológica. O referencial metodológico encontra na hermenêutica de Paul Ricoeur em Temps et Récit a sua estruturação e função. Portanto, a tese espera demonstrar e defender a conversão processual de John Wesley, gerando, como consequência, uma identidade narrativa mediada pela ipseidade do movimento processual de uma conversão mediada e mediadora de sentidos situados não no tempo, mas, na narrativa da experiência.
The research addresses the theological nature of John Wesley's conversion, specifically its mysterious character of processuality. By analyzing the events of the late 1730s leading up to the religious experience at Aldersgate, a hypothesis is raised, to be further examined, regarding a hermeneutical constitution of his conversion that correlates with the constant and inexhaustible characteristic of such a process. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the inherent continuity of theological conceptions circumscribed by John Wesley's foundational religious experiences with an underlying implication: John Wesley's conversion possesses a procedural property. The overarching goal, therefore, lies in a hermeneutics of John Wesley's ipseity through the concept of processual conversion, in dialogue and contrast with the Wesleyan tradition, with the objective of constructing his narrative identity. The specific objectives address the phenomena resulting from processual conversion, such as Wesley's religious ministry in the 18th century, the impact of his writings on Methodism, and on religious movements directly or indirectly influenced by his legacy. In the first chapter, the methodological framework is presented along with the theological influences on John Wesley, such as the dimension of symbolism and the dynamics of his conversion between the polarities of meaning and significance. The second chapter, in turn, deals with John Wesley's texts regarding his conversion and develops an expansive hermeneutics of conversion, with processuality as the interpretative foundation of the Wesleyan narrative. Finally, the third chapter explores the core of the thesis, namely, the synthesis of the understanding that John Wesley's narrative identity is symbolically constituted within a processual conception of conversion. The employed methodology is theoretical-qualitative, with analytical-critical articulation and philosophical, historical, and theological implications. The methodological framework finds its structure and function in Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics as outlined in Temps et Récit. Therefore, the thesis aims to demonstrate and defend John Wesley's processual conversion, resulting in a narrative identity mediated by the ipseity of the ongoing process of conversion, situated not in time but in the narrative of experience.
The research addresses the theological nature of John Wesley's conversion, specifically its mysterious character of processuality. By analyzing the events of the late 1730s leading up to the religious experience at Aldersgate, a hypothesis is raised, to be further examined, regarding a hermeneutical constitution of his conversion that correlates with the constant and inexhaustible characteristic of such a process. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the inherent continuity of theological conceptions circumscribed by John Wesley's foundational religious experiences with an underlying implication: John Wesley's conversion possesses a procedural property. The overarching goal, therefore, lies in a hermeneutics of John Wesley's ipseity through the concept of processual conversion, in dialogue and contrast with the Wesleyan tradition, with the objective of constructing his narrative identity. The specific objectives address the phenomena resulting from processual conversion, such as Wesley's religious ministry in the 18th century, the impact of his writings on Methodism, and on religious movements directly or indirectly influenced by his legacy. In the first chapter, the methodological framework is presented along with the theological influences on John Wesley, such as the dimension of symbolism and the dynamics of his conversion between the polarities of meaning and significance. The second chapter, in turn, deals with John Wesley's texts regarding his conversion and develops an expansive hermeneutics of conversion, with processuality as the interpretative foundation of the Wesleyan narrative. Finally, the third chapter explores the core of the thesis, namely, the synthesis of the understanding that John Wesley's narrative identity is symbolically constituted within a processual conception of conversion. The employed methodology is theoretical-qualitative, with analytical-critical articulation and philosophical, historical, and theological implications. The methodological framework finds its structure and function in Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics as outlined in Temps et Récit. Therefore, the thesis aims to demonstrate and defend John Wesley's processual conversion, resulting in a narrative identity mediated by the ipseity of the ongoing process of conversion, situated not in time but in the narrative of experience.
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John Wesley, Conversão Processual, Paul Ricoeur, Hermenêutica, Identidade Narrativa, Processual Conversion, Hermeneutics, Narrative Identity