shout and dance, they get happy and they mourn together, they bake casseroles and sing hymns and comfort one another and open soup kitchens and raise money for the homeless. If Christian interpretation is really like theatrical performance interpretation, then these events and activities are not merely the results of an understanding that comes from interpretation: they are part of the interpretive process. We do not interpret, understand and then act on our understanding, but rather our actions
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