{"product_id":"liturgical-theology-after-schmemann-an-orthodox-reading-of-paul-ricoeur-9780823278275","title":"Liturgical Theology After Schmemann: An Orthodox Reading of Paul Ricoeur","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brian A. Butcher | Fba\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - Orthodox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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.\" . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47574014132375,"sku":"9780823278275","price":11495.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780823278275.webp?v=1774894393","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/liturgical-theology-after-schmemann-an-orthodox-reading-of-paul-ricoeur-9780823278275","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}