ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the hermeneutical facet of a relational interdisciplinarity between psychology and theology. It begins by giving attention to questions of objectivity and subjectivity in the quest for knowledge, before offering a hermeneutical realism for the understanding of the possibilities of human knowledge. The chapter then turns to explore more fully the notion of hermeneutical "locatedness" in the academic enterprise. It highlights the relational dynamics of hermeneutics as a lens for integration. The chapter engages a case study to illuminate the discussions and to press toward deeper integration. In the modern era, objectivity had been tied to the legitimacy of the academic endeavor. The split between the objective and subjective dimensions of knowing and the limited recognition of more dialectical approaches to hermeneutics may be influenced by the modernistic segregation of academic disciplines. The chapter concludes by identifying some of the relational dynamics of a hermeneutical approach to interdisciplinarity.
