Theology within the bounds of language : a methodological tour /

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Author / Creator:Hallett, Garth L., 1927-
Imprint:Albany : State University of New York Press, c2011.
Description:x, 265 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Theology -- Methodology.
Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Theology -- Methodology.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8358057
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ISBN:9781438433691 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1438433697 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. The Terrain Ahead
  • Chapter 2. Language and Thought
  • Chapter 3. Linguistic Spectacles
  • Chapter 4. Linguistic Truth
  • Chapter 5. Truth's Norm
  • Chapter 6. The Norm's Feasibility
  • Chapter 7. Making Sense
  • Chapter 8. Sense versus Possibility
  • Chapter 9. Inference and Analogy
  • Chapter 10. Universal Claims (Factual)
  • Chapter 11. Universal Claims (Moral)
  • Chapter 12. Privileged Senses
  • Chapter 13. Defining and Saying What Things Are
  • Chapter 14. The Need of Examples
  • Chapter 15. Important Linguistic Distinctions
  • Chapter 16. Verbal Disagreement
  • Chapter 17. Verbal Agreement
  • Chapter 18. Interfaith Dialogue
  • Chapter 19. Interfaith Identities
  • Chapter 20. Theological Language
  • Chapter 21. Metaphor
  • Chapter 22. Mystery
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index