Paul Ricour, Philosophical Hermeneutics, and the Question of Revelation

Otniel A. Kish

ISBN 10: 1666937282 / ISBN 13: 9781666937282

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 2024

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The topic of revelation is fundamental to any account of religious experience, playing a special role in the Judeo-Christian tradition where the texts of Scripture are regarded as revealed. Yet, any reflection on the revealed status of a given message or text requires interpretation. Paul Ricour, one of the most important hermeneutic philosophers of the twentieth century, provides crucial insights on how such interpretation might proceed and what it might mean for texts to be revealed. Edited by Christina M. Gschwandtner, Paul Ricoeur, Philosophical Hermeneutics, and the Question of Revelation brings together major scholars of Ricour's work on the topic of revelation, showing both the role it already plays in his work and how his thinking might be taken further. Several contributors trace the development of his thought in regard to the concept of revelation. Others discuss the revelatory dimensions of Ricour's hermeneutics of the self, especially for such issues as identity, trauma, and forgiveness. Several contributions also place his work in conversation with that of other seminal thinkers on the topic of revelation, such as Karl Barth and Paul Tillich.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paul Ricour, Philosophical Hermeneutics, and the Question of Revelation
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1666937282
• ISBN 13: 9781666937282
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.9W x 2.18H x 23.8D centimeters 15.9 centimeters width by 2.18 centimeters height by 23.8 centimeters depth
• Weight: 572 grams

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Synopsis

The topic of revelation is fundamental to any account of religious experience, playing a special role in the Judeo-Christian tradition where the texts of Scripture are regarded as revealed. Yet, any reflection on the revealed status of a given message or text requires interpretation. Paul Ricœur, one of the most important hermeneutic philosophers of the twentieth century, provides crucial insights on how such interpretation might proceed and what it might mean for texts to be revealed. Edited by Christina M. Gschwandtner, Paul Ricoeur, Philosophical Hermeneutics, and the Question of Revelation brings together major scholars of Ricœur’s work on the topic of revelation, showing both the role it already plays in his work and how his thinking might be taken further. Several contributors trace the development of his thought in regard to the concept of revelation. Others discuss the revelatory dimensions of Ricœur’s hermeneutics of the self, especially for such issues as identity, trauma, and forgiveness. Several contributions also place his work in conversation with that of other seminal thinkers on the topic of revelation, such as Karl Barth and Paul Tillich.

About the Author

Gonçalo Marcelo is Lecturer in Moral and Political Philosophy at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.