Hermeneutics and the Philosophy of Religion: The Legacy of Paul Ricoeur. Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion, Conference 2013 (Religion in Philosophy and Theology) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3161537122 ISBN 13: 9783161537127

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck, 2015

Synopsis

Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was one of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of religion in the second half of the 20th century. Through his wide-ranging writings, a self-reflective and critical approach to hermeneutics became an indispensable tool for the philosophical interpretation of the complex text worlds of religious traditions and the critical reflection of cultural phenomena. His philosophical hermeneutics was sensitive to the lack of transparency of the human self and the corresponding intricacies of direct and indirect communication in religion and culture. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth this volume explores and evaluates Ricoeur's contributions to the hermeneutic turn in the philosophy of religion.

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Ingolf U. Dalferth (DrTheol, University of TUbingen) is Danforth Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. He is also professor emeritus in the faculty of theology at the University of Zurich, where he served as director of the Institute of Hermeneutics and Philosophy of Religion for many years. He has held academic positions at the universities of Durham, TUbingen, Frankfurt, Fribourg, and Copenhagen. Dalferth is the author or editor of over forty books, including "Crucified and Resurrected", "Die Wirklichkeit des MOglichen" "Hermeneutische Religionsphilosophie", and "Becoming Present: An Inquiry into the Christian Sense of the Presence of God".

About this edition

• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3161537122
• ISBN 13: 9783161537127
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 291
• Editor: Dalferth Ingolf U, Block Marlene A