{"product_id":"liturgical-theology-after-schmemann-brian-a-butcher-9780823278756","title":"Liturgical Theology After Schmemann: An Orthodox Reading of Paul Ricoeur","description":"While 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.\" . The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian A. Butcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823278751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823278756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Brian A. Butcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947362844927,"sku":"9780823278756","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6c59ba45-faec-49b7-9acf-82045508d676.jpg?v=1681518275","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/liturgical-theology-after-schmemann-brian-a-butcher-9780823278756","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}