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CRITICAL REASON AND FAITH: THE CONTRIBUTION OF RICOEUR'S HERMENEUTICS.
- Source :
- Prajna Vihara; Jan-Jun2011, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p113-130, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The current age of Postmodernist discourse involves a critique of various forms of oppression. These can take the form of grand narratives, foundations, and the belief in various forms of inflexible truth. But the traditional religious discourse -- with its attempts to understand faith and reason and its reliance on unique singular truths -- can easily lead to charges of dogmatism. So the question is whether religion thought is sufficiently well-equipped for opening itself to postmodern thought which tends to be analogous, flexible and tolerant of a plurality of meanings. This paper will enlist the aid of Ricoeur's critical hermeneutics to show how traditional religious discourse can adapt to the postmodern age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15136442
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Prajna Vihara
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70093350