Paul Ricoeur between Theology and Philosophy
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- ISBN 9780253221902
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 25 May 2010
- Publisher: Indiana University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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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.
Boyd Blundell is Assistant Professor of Ethics in the Department of Religious Studies at Loyola University New Orleans.
