Paul Ricoeur between theology and philosophy : detour and return / Boyd Blundell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blundell, Boyd, 1970-

Series:

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion.

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern.

Ricur, Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paul Ricoeur (1913--2005) remains one of philosophy of religion's most distinctive voices. Ricoeur was a philosopher first, and while his religious reflections are very relevant to theology, Boyd Blundell argues that his philosophy is even more relevant. Using Ricoeur's own philosophical hermeneutics, Blundell shows that there is a way for explicitly Christian theology to maintain both its integrity and overall relevance. He demonstrates how the dominant pattern of detour and return found throughout Ricoeur's work provides a path to understanding the relationship between philosophy and theology. By putting Ricoeur in dialogue with current, fundamental, and longstanding debates about the role of philosophy in theology, Blundell offers a hermeneutically sensitive engagement with Ricoeur's thought from a theological perspective.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I: The main road

Fundamental loyalties

Theology, hermeneutics, and Ricoeur's double life

Part II: Detour

Prefiguration : the critical arc and descriptive identity

Configuration : the narrative arc and narrative identity

Refiguration : Ricoeur's "little ethics"

Part III: Return

Chalcedonian hermeneutics

Theological anthropology : removing brackets

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-66333-X

9786612663338

0-253-00435-7

OCLC:

646067898