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OverviewHow do sacraments differ from superstition? For Enlightenment philosophers such as Kant, both are merely natural actions claiming a supernatural effect, an accusation that has long been ignored in Catholic theology. In Maurice Blondel on the Supernatural in Human Action: Sacrament and Superstition, however, Cathal Doherty SJ reverses this accusation through a theological appropriation of Blondel's philosophy of action, arguing not only that sacraments have no truck with superstition but that the 'Enlightened' are themselves guilty of that which they most abhor, superstitious action. Doherty then uses Blondel's philosophical insights as a heuristic and corrective to putative sacramental theologies that would reduce the spiritual or supernatural efficacy of sacraments to the mere human effort of perception or symbolic interpretation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cathal DohertyPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 4 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.640kg ISBN: 9789004342422ISBN 10: 9004342427 Pages: 314 Publication Date: 06 April 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter One: The Enlightenment Critique of the Christian Religion: the 'Scandal' of Particularity & Superstition Chapter Two: Blondel's Rehabilitation of Particularity & Response to Kantian Formalism Chapter Three: From Self-Determination to the Superstition of the Enlightenment Chapter Four: The Supernatural as Hypothetical Necessity Chapter Five: The Philosophical Exigencies of the Supernatural: Revelation, Mediator, Sacramental Practice Chapter Six: Supernatural and Sacramental Realism: Divine Agency as Real Chapter Seven: Superstition in Sacramental Theology: Chauvet's 'Symbol and Sacrament' Chapter Eight: The Philosophy of Action & the Theology of Ecclesial Tradition and Sacrament Conclucions Bibliography IndexReviews""(...) Doherty demonstrates the continued relevance of Blondel's work for contemporary theological debates, and helpfully brings Blondel's philosophical rehabilitation of praxis to bear on sacramental theology."" - Nomi Pritz-Benett, University of Edinburgh, in: The Expository Times Volume 129.9 (2018). (...) Doherty demonstrates the continued relevance of Blondel's work for contemporary theological debates, and helpfully brings Blondel's philosophical rehabilitation of praxis to bear on sacramental theology. - Nomi Pritz-Benett, University of Edinburgh, in: The Expository Times Volume 129.9 (2018). Author InformationCathal Doherty SJ is Associate Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Francisco. Specializing in sacraments, he completed doctorates in theoretical linguistics (University of California, 1993) and Catholic theology (Boston College, 2015). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |