1 Hermeneutics and Sociology of Religion: Concepts and Methods Zakarie Abdi Bade  This article attempts to explain both the sociology of religion and the hermeneutics of religion as separate disciplines and uses different methods to examine the two approaches. It cannot be denied that they have an essential role in religion. The hermeneutics of religion emphasizes the interpretation of a religious text. In contrast, the sociology of religion wants to know the impact of religion on society and society's impact on religious life. It is therefore essential to highlight the separate origins and individual development of hermeneutics and sociology. Finally, what are the two approaches looking for? This article tends to answer this question in detail. Therefore, understanding religious texts is the first approach to the hermeneutics of religion. In contrast, religious behavior is the database of humanity, the sociology of religion, and seeks a social explanation of religious behavior patterns' persistence. Introduction This article attempts to explain both the sociology of religion and the hermeneutics of religion as separate disciplines and uses different methods to examine the two approaches. It cannot be denied that they have an essential role in religion. The hermeneutics of religion emphasizes the interpretation of a religious text. In contrast, the sociology of religion wants to know the impact of religion on society and society's impact on religious life. It is therefore essential to highlight the separate origins and individual development of Hermeneutics and sociology. Finally, what are the two approaches looking for? Understanding religious texts is the first approach to the hermeneutics of religion. In contrast, religious behavior is the database of humanity, the sociology of religion, and seeks a social explanation of religious behavior patterns' persistence. Historical Development of Religion Hermeneutics. The term 'hermeneutics' finds its roots in the Greek verb hermeneuein, which means 'to interpret,' and the noun 'hermeneia' implies interpretation. 'Hermeneutics is a philosophical, intellectual discipline that concerns the nature and assumptions of human expressions' interpretation. Hermeneutics first appeared in the seventh century and referred to the science  Zakarie Abdi Bade, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversity, Departement of Sociologyi, Ph.D. Candidate