Talk About Faith - How Debate and Conversation Shape Belief

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Pihlaja is Reader in Stylistics at Newman University. Recent publications include Religious Talk Online (Cambridge, 2018). Klappentext Studying how people talk can reveal a lot about their beliefs. Through a close analysis of a range of texts and contexts, this book shows how people's beliefs change when they talk to different audiences. It is essential reading for students and researchers in discourse analysis, sociology and religious studies. Zusammenfassung Studying how people talk can reveal a lot about their beliefs. Through a close analysis of a range of texts and contexts, this book shows how people's beliefs change when they talk to different audiences. It is essential reading for students and researchers in discourse analysis, sociology and religious studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Talk about Faith in Context; 2. Religious Discourse as Data; 3. Naming, Changing, and Contemporary Contexts; 4. Inspiration, Authority, and Interpretation; 5. Living Belief and Practice; 6. Conclusion: the Future of Religious Discourse; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Pihlaja, Pihlaja Stephen, Pihlaja Stephen Pihlaja
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781108475990
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47599-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, Linguistics, RELIGION / Islam / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Religion: general, Christianity, Religion & beliefs, Religious issues & debates, Religion and beliefs, Religious issues and debates