The Philosophy of Religious Language: Sign, Symbol, and Story

by Dan R. Stiver

This text provides a lively introduction to the developments in philosophy of language in this century, and to the way these have impinged upon religious language. Included is the relevance of analytical philosophy of language, but the text also covers important historical debates about religious language that have had increasing impact upon biblical studies and theology.

Genres: Philosophy, Linguistics, Religion

258 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Amylyn]

This book is filled with information but the way it's written is extremely dry. It was difficult to get through without my eyelids dropping and I love philosophy as well as different religious practices. Perhaps the focus on pure language was what made it so dull to me- I just feel like so much more could have been done to make it just as informative but more entertaining. Overall, the information is good but I wouldn't read it for pleasure- just for added knowledge.

[Richard Young]

A wonderful introduction into the philosophy of religious language. Stiver cleverly and helpfully charts the history of religious language and the philosophy of language all the way to the late 20th century (when the book was written). Any student of philosophy of religion or theology would greatly benefit from this work. While other reviews may consider it dry and boring, the opposite couldn't be more true.

[Eslam]

يُعتَبَر هذا الكتاب من أفضل المداخل إلى فلسفة اللغة الدينية، بترجمة رائع من الدكتور كيان حفظه الله.

ومن بين ثلاثية الدكتور كيان في الترجمة في اللغة الدينية، هذا الكتاب أفضلهم، لوضوح مادته بلغتها الأصلية، على العكس من صعوبة التناول عند مايكل سكوت (الجزء الذي خصصه للحديث عن الوضعية المنطقية مثلًا) أو إيجاز القول (في مواضع لا يليق فيها ذلك) في كتاب ستيفن لوكستن.

[Shannon Whitaker]

This book is full of information, the manner in which it is presented is incredibly boring. This is not a good choice for light reading.

[Eve Lumerto]

Interesting, though too general to help me with what I needed it for.