In response to the religious other : Ricoeur and the fragility of interreligious encounters / Marianne Moyaert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moyaert, Marianne, author.

Series:

Studies in the thought of Paul Ricoeur

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ricœur, Paul--Criticism and interpretation.

Ricœur, Paul.

Religions--Relations.

Religions.

Relations.

Dialogue--Religious aspects.

Dialogue.

Christianity and other religions.

Theology.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

v, 215 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]

Summary:

In the vast collection of his writings, the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur only sporadically raised the issue of interreligious dialogue. In this book, comparative theologian Marianne Moyaert argues that Ricoeur's hermeneutical philosophy offers valuable signposts for a better understanding of the complexities related to interreligious dialogue. By revisiting the key insights of Ricoeur's wider oeuvre from the perspective of interfaith dialogue, Moyaert elaborates a Ricoeurian interreligious hermeneutic. In Response to the Religious Other provides a coherent interreligious reading of Ricoeur's philosophy of religion, his hermeneutical anthropology, and his ethical hermeneutics. Moyaert shows that Ricoeur makes an exceptionally rewarding conversation partner for anyone wishing to explore the complex issues associated with interreligious dialogue. The book is essential for studies of hermeneutics, ethics, religious philosophy global cooperation and hospitality, comparative theology, and religious identity. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Ricoeur and the Unfulfilled Promise of Humanism 13

2 Religion and Symbolic Violence 45

3 Ricoeur and Küng on the (Im)possibility of a Global Ethic 69

4 Fragile Religious Identities 93

5 Translating Religions: Toward a Hermeneutics of Interreligious Hospitality 119

6 Comparative Theology as Vulnerable Theology 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.

ISBN:

0739193716

9780739193716

OCLC:

881208511