The thought of Paul Ricoeur continues its profound effect on theology, religious studies, and biblical interpretation. Introduced by Mark Wallace, the twenty-one papers collected in this volume-some familiar, many translated here for the first time-constitute the most comprehensive anthology of Ricoeur's writings in religion since 1970. The writings are thematically divided into five parts:
the study of religion
philosophers of religion
the Bible and genre
theological overtures
practical theologyRicoeur's hermeneutical orientation and his deep sensitivity to the mystery and power of religious language offer fresh insight into the transformative potential of sacred literature, including the Bible.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
-Part One-
THE STUDY OF RELIGION: PROBLEMS AND ISSUES
1. Philosophy and Religious Language
2. Manifestation and Proclamation
3. The "Sacred" Text and the Community
-Part Two-
PHILOSOPHERS OF RELIGION: MEDIATION AND CONFLICT
4. A Philosophical Hermeneutics of Religion: Kant
5. The "Figure: in Rosenzweig's The Star of Redemption
6. Emmanuel Levinas: Thinker of Testimony
-Part Three-
THE BIBLE AND GENRE: THE POLYPHONY OF BIBLICAL DISCOURSES
7. On the Exegesis of Genesis
8. The Bible and the Imagination
9. Biblical Time
10. Interpretive Narrative
-Part Four-
THEOLOGICAL OVERTURES: GOD, SELF, NARRATIVE, AND EVIL
11. Hope and the Structure of Philosophical Systems
12. Naming God
13. Toward a narrative Theology: Its Necessity, Its Resources, Its Difficulties
14. Evil, a Challenge to Philosophy and Theology
15. The Summoned Subject in the School of the Narratives of the Prophetic Vocation
-Part Five-
PRACTICAL THEOLOGY: ETHICS AND HOMILETICS
16. The Logic of Jesus, the Logic of God
17. "Whoever Loses Their Life for My Sake Will Find It"
18. The Memory of Suffering
19. Ethical and Theological Considerations on the Golden Rule
20. Pastoral Praxeology, Hermeneutics, and Identity
21. Love and Justice
Bibliographical Note
Index of Biblical Passages
Index of Names
Index of Subjects
About the Author :
Donald Pellauer, leading translator of Ricoeur's work, is Professor of Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago.
Paul Ricoeur, Emeritus Professor at the University of Chicago and the University of Paris, is a French thinker esteemed for his work in philosophy of language, psychology, religious studies, and literary theory or hermeneutics.
Mark I. Wallace is Associate Professor of Religion, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
