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Theology within the bounds of language : a methodological tour / Garth L. Hallett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hallett, Garth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Language and languages.
- Theology--Methodology.
- Theology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (279 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explores the use of language in Christian theology.
- Contents:
- The terrain ahead
- Language and thought
- Linguistic spectacles
- Linguistic truth
- Truth's norm
- The norm's feasibility
- Making sense
- Sense versus possibility
- Inference and argument
- Universal claims (factual)
- Universal claims (moral)
- Privileged senses
- Defining and saying what things are
- The need of examples
- Important linguistic distinctions
- Verbal disagreement
- Verbal agreement
- Interfaith dialogue
- Interfaith identities
- Theological language
- Metaphor
- Mystery.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438433714
- 1438433719
- 9781441687029
- 1441687025
- OCLC:
- 710992959
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