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

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

List of contents

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.

About the author

Steven G. Smith is a professor of philosophy and religious studies at Millsaps College, Mississippi and the author of numerous works in philosophy of religion and related fields, including The Concept of the Spiritual (1988), Gender Thinking (1992), Worth Doing (2004), Appeal and Attitude (2005), Full History (2016), and Centering and Extending (2017).

Summary

Offers general readers a powerful kit of ideas for thinking both appreciatively and critically about the relevance of religious scriptures and their place in our culture without being bound by the standards of one religious tradition or one style of scripturalism.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Smith, Steven G. Smith, Smith Steven, Smith Steven G.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781108473217
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47321-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; comparative religion, RELIGION / Philosophy, Philosophy of religion