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The Symbolism of Holiness - (Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur) by Curtis Lee Jr (Hardcover)

Name: The Symbolism of Holiness - (Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur) by Curtis Lee Jr (Hardcover)
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Through a reading of Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics, this book explores how Judeo-Christian holiness emerges in both being and doing in the lives of human persons in a postmodern world.
About the Author: Curtis Lee, Jr. is Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Professional Studies at Lindsey Wilson College, Kentucky, USA.
248 Pages
Philosophy, Religious
Series Name: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur

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About the Book

Through a reading of Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics, this book explores how Judeo-Christian holiness emerges in both being and doing in the lives of human persons in a postmodern world.

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Through a reading of Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics, this book explores how Judeo-Christian holiness emerges in both being and doing in the lives of human persons in a postmodern world.

Both the Old and New Testament testify that God requires holiness, yet the topic remains elusive in both understanding and actuality. Ricoeur offers a solution to this dilemma; he believed that experiences of evil and the sacred cannot be communicated directly, but only through symbols and myth. In the same way that Ricoeur interpreted the human experience of evil in relation to the Fall story in Genesis, this book interprets holiness through the symbolism communicated in the Genesis Creation narrative. When interpreted through Ricoeur's hermeneutics, the symbols of holiness in this story offer tools to understand how to be holy and live a holy life. What results is holiness as holy being, holy doing, and holy being-in-the-world in front of the biblical texts. Holiness emerges "like God," a holy identity, ethic, and lifestyle in human beings that reflects the trifold holiness of the Triune God.

About the Author

Curtis Lee, Jr. is Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Professional Studies at Lindsey Wilson College, Kentucky, USA.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.1 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 248

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: Religious

Series Title: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Format: Hardcover

Author: Curtis Lee Jr

Language: English

Street Date: January 22, 2026

TCIN: 1010075437

UPC: 9781666959475

Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-1023

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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