Church History_ What is History?

Church History_ What is History?

 

 

 

 

* According to E. H. Carr, there are "dual meanings" in a general word, "history."

One is the facts that happened in the past. (Abstract reality)

The other is the facts that have been known. (Acknowledged reality)

 

 

* History and Historiography

In fact, every "history" is a "historiography."

Each Historiography has told by a certain "historian" with his or her own "historical perspective."

In this sense, there is an importance of "historians."

 

 

* "I regard this book as in large measure autobiographical." (Gonzalez, Vol. 1, xv)

History is a conversation "between historians and facts," and "between present and past."

 

 

* Various "historical Perspectives"

1) Horizontal

2) Cyclic

3) Dialectical

4) Progressive

 

 

* Historical works

Examining historiographical sources

both primary and secondary (written, archaeological, visual, and oral sources)

and eyewitness (based on the historians' experience)

 

 

* Importance of the "analogy" and "imagination"

hypothesis - supporting sources - thesis or theory

Limitation (danger) of the historical works: genealogy vs teleology

 

 

* Methodology

1) Describing (more objective)

2) Interpretation (more subjective)

3) Evaluation for the present

 

 

* "Numerous people have passed through the Rubicon River,

yet only the Caesar's case can be a history." -E. H. Carr-

# The idea of "Turning points" in history ("Introduction," Mark Noll's Turning Points, 11-14)

 

 

* Intellectual History and Popular History

Historical works on leading figures and their written sources: culture of Langue

Historical works on popuralis: culture of Parrol

 

 

* "History will judge us!" "You must remember that the history is always side of the winners."

- words from a Korean TV drama, "The Fifth Republic."

 

 

* Today's trend in historical works

1) discovering

2) Re-discovering

3) Re-interpretation

4) popular cultural aspects