Christian Hermeneutics: Paul Ricoeur and the Refiguring of Theology
Christian Hermeneutics: Paul Ricoeur and the Refiguring of Theology by James Fodor
English | 1995 | ISBN: 019826349X | 370 Pages | PDF | 18.7 MB
English | 1995 | ISBN: 019826349X | 370 Pages | PDF | 18.7 MB
Paul Ricoeur is one of the most influential philosophers alive today. This book draws primarily on his hermeneutic insights to address the fundamental question of how reference, truth, and meaning are related in the discourse of theology. Fodor defends the view that theological truth claims cannot be sustained without some appeal to the referential, or in Rocoeur's terminology "refigurative," potential intrinsic to our linguistic practices. By bringing the philosophical work of Ricoeur into mutually critical conversation with theology, particularly that of Hans Frei, the book underscores the importance of reference in assessing theological claims.