Figuring the sacred : religion, narrative, and imagination / Paul Ricœur ; translated by David Pellauer ; edited by Mark I. Wallace.
| Author/creator | Ricœur, Paul |
| Other author | Wallace, Mark I., 1956- |
| Other author | Pellauer, David. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©1995. |
| Description | viii, 340 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Essays. Selections. English |
| Contents | pt. 1. The study of religion : problems and issues. Philosophy and religious language -- Manifestation and proclamation -- The "sacred" text and the community -- pt. 2. Philosophers of religion : mediation and conflict. A philosophical hermeneutics of religion : Kant -- The "figure" in Rosenzweig's The star of redemption -- Emmanuel Levinas : thinker of testimony -- pt. 3. The Bible and genre : the polyphony of biblical discourses. On the exegesis of Genesis 1:1-2:4a -- The Bible and the imagination -- Biblical time -- Interpretive narrative -- pt. 4. Theological overtures : God, self, narrative, and evil. Hope and the structure of philosophical systems -- Naming God -- Toward a narrative theology : its necessity, its resources, its difficulties -- Evil, a challenge to philosophy and theology -- The summoned subject in the school of the narratives of the prophetic vocation -- pt. 5. Practical theology : ethics and homiletics. The logic of Jesus, the logic of God -- "Whoever loses their life for my sake will find it" -- The memory of suffering -- Ethical and theological considerations of the Golden Rule -- Pastoral praxeology, hermeneutics, and identity -- Love and justice. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 331) and indexes. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 95005454 |
| ISBN | 0800628942 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780800628949 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BL51 .R43225 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |