Metaphor and Religious Language

Soskice, Janet Martin

ISBN 10: 0198247273 / ISBN 13: 9780198247272

Published by Oxford University Press, 1985

Dust jacket in mylar sleeve. Spine of dust jacket lightened from sun. Binding is firm. A few lines of notes on the back end paper. Seller Inventory # 010272

Synopsis:

Christian theology has suffered in modern times by an inability to explain its traditional reliance on metaphor to an audience intellectually formed by empiricism. The author argues that what is needed is not a more literal theology but a better understanding of metaphor. The account of metaphor and religious language offered here not only illuminates the way in which the clergy speak of God, but also contributes to our understanding of the workings of metaphor in scientific theory and other disciplines.

Review:
"A splendid vindication of analytic philosophy."--Times Literary Supplement

"An extraordinary account of the metaphorical character of religious language."--Commonweal

"Combines two excellent studies: the first is a critical analysis of theories of metaphor and topics in contemporary philosophy of language....the second is an examination of the way in which models and the metaphorical language based on them are understood in a critical realism concerning scientific explanation, and so can support the possibility of a critical realism in theology....Deserves to be widely read."--The Thomist

"Presents a clear, concise and forceful challenge to anti-realist views of religious discourse."--Review of Metaphysics

"I have little but praise for this study. The crisp insights of the conclusion are symptomatic of its lucidity and sophistication."--British Journal of Aesthetics

Bibliographic Details

Title: Metaphor and Religious Language
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition