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Theology within the bounds of language : a methodological tour / Garth L. Hallett.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, c2011.Description: x, 265 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781438433691 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1438433697 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 230.01/4 22
LOC classification:
  • BR115.L25 H35 2011
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 analogy -- 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index.

The terrain ahead -- Language and thought -- Linguistic spectacles -- Linguistic truth -- Truth's norm -- The norm's feasibility -- Making sense -- Sense versus possibility -- Inference and analogy -- 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.