Theology within the bounds of language : a methodological tour /

Theology within the bounds of language : a methodological tour /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hallett, Garth L., 1927-
Imprint:	Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 265 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Theology -- Methodology. Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Theology -- Methodology. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11259736

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ISBN:	9781441687029 1441687025 1438433719 9781438433714 9781438433691 1438433697 9781438433714
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Hallett, Garth. Theology within the bounds of language. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2011 9781438433691

Table of 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.