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Liturgical Theology After Schmemann: An Orthodox Reading of Paul Ricoeur

Liturgical Theology After Schmemann: An Orthodox Reading of Paul Ricoeur

Butcher, Brian A.
Fba

Hardcover

Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought

PhilosophyReligion General General Christianity

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ISBN10: 0823278271
ISBN13: 9780823278275
Publisher: Fordham Univ Pr
Published: Feb 6 2018
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.30
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

While only rarely reflecting explicitly on liturgy, French philosopher Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) gave sustained attention to several themes pertinent to the interpretation of worship, including metaphor, narrative, subjectivity, and memory. Inspired by his well-known aphorism, The symbol gives rise to thought, Liturgical Theology after Schmemann offers an original exploration of the symbolic world of the Byzantine Rite, culminating in a Ricoeurian analysis of its Theophany Great Blessing of Water. .

The book examines two fundamental questions: 1) what are the implications of the philosopher's oeuvre for liturgical theology at large? And 2)how does the adoption of a Ricoeurian hermeneutic shape the study of a particular rite? Taking the seminal legacy of Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann (1921-1983) as its point of departure, Butcher contributes to the renewal of contemporary Eastern Christian thought and ritual practice by engaging a spectrum of current theological and philosophical conversations.

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