In this Book
- Liturgical Theology after Schmemann: An Orthodox Reading of Paul Ricoeur
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Fordham University Press
- Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought
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.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- 2. Western Perspectives
- pp. 30-60
- Part II: “No Tongue Can Hymn Your Wonders”
- 3. Meaning in/and Metaphor
- pp. 63-84
- Part III: “Today You Have Appeared to the World”
- 5. “The Summoned Subject”
- pp. 111-136
- 6. Truth as Attestation
- pp. 137-149
- Part IV: “The Voice of the Lord Cries Out Upon the Waters”
- 8. Manifestation and Proclamation
- pp. 173-212
- Conclusion
- pp. 213-216
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 229-232
- Bibliography
- pp. 321-336
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2018