{"product_id":"liturgical-theology-after-schmemann","title":"Liturgical Theology after Schmemann","description":"\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.” . \u003cbr\u003e\nThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Brian A. Butcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53614819508604,"sku":"9780823278275","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780823278275_7efd0bd7-a5cf-4661-9796-9206811b47cb.jpg?v=1746711360","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/liturgical-theology-after-schmemann","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}