Scriptures and the Guidance of Language: Evaluating a Religious Authority in Communicative Action

ISBN-13: 9781108473217 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 328 str.

Steven Smith

Opis

Focusing on the guidance function in scripture and in language generally, this book evaluates scriptural religion in global perspective.

Spis treści

Part I. Problematics of Communicative Action: Introduction: on the powers and problematics of language; 1. The guidance problematic; 2. The speaking problematic; 3. The writing problematic; 4. The religious language problematic; Part II. Problematics of Scripture: 5. What is scripture?; 6. Evaluating the scripture premise; 7. The scripturalist; 8. Multiscripturalism; Concluding thoughts on the necessity of guidance and ideal scripturalism.