Refiguring the Sacred

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This book offers a feast of vital engagements with Ricoeur's hermeneutics of religion, providing critical insights into his relationship with theology, biblical studies, and phenomenology of the sacred. Refiguring the Sacred offers a timely and vigorous contribution to contemporary debates on faith and what comes after. -- Richard Kearney, Boston College Refiguring the Sacred: Conversations with Paul Ricoeur brings together essays by a number of distinguished specialists on the thought of Paul Ricoeur. The authors discuss different aspects of Ricoeur's seminal reflection on the theme of the sacred and these discussions are complemented by translations of two of Ricoeur's essays on this topic. This book provides a valuable contribution to the elucidation of Ricoeur's philosophy of religion, of his conception of interfaith dialogue, and of the profound theory of interpretation that lies at the heart of his philosophy. It is highly recommended not only for specialists of the thought of Paul Ricoeur, but for all who are interested in the meaning that the question of the sacred may elicit in the perspective of twentieth century philosophy. -- Jeffrey Andrew Barash, Universite de Picardie, Amiens