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

Author/creator Hallett, Garth L.
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 265 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index.
LCCN 2010020729
ISBN9781438433691 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1438433697 (hardcover : alk. paper)