In Sympathy and Imagination: The Theological Import of Paul Ricoeur’s Agnosticism
Paul Ricoeur's so-called ‘philosophical embargo on God’ nonetheless belies theological themes pervasive throughout his corpus. Rather than expose him as a ‘theologian in disguise’, this article poses the question of how taking his agnosticism seriously can engender a productive imagination for...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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Literature and theology
Year: 2013, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-195 |
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| Summary: | Paul Ricoeur's so-called ‘philosophical embargo on God’ nonetheless belies theological themes pervasive throughout his corpus. Rather than expose him as a ‘theologian in disguise’, this article poses the question of how taking his agnosticism seriously can engender a productive imagination for religious thought. Ricoeur's agnosticism is theologically suggestive in that his undecidability is arguably a religious moment that gives way to the inexplicably given. His agnosticism becomes an intercessory prayer for a theology of otherness and eschatological hope. Thus his agnosticism is less a detour than a course for theological reflection and postreligious faith. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frt020 |