Religious Language in Secular World
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ArticlePublication details: Delhi: Vidyajyoti Educational and Welfare Society Jun 2020Description: Pages 456-472ISSN: - 0970-1079
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New Theological College Back Issue (Serials) | Vol. 84, No. 06 | Available | VJT8406 |
1. Introduction
2. What is Religious Language
2.1 Religious Invocation
2.2 Religious Imperatives
2.3 Religious Assertions
2.3.1 Assertions that have their basis in the transcendental realm
2.3.2 Assertions made in ordinary language
2.3.3 Assertions made in theological language
2.4 Myth
2.5 Performative Language
3. What is the Problem with Religious Language?
3.1 Idolatry of Religious Language
3.2 Irrelevance of Religious Language
3.3 Indifference towards Religion
4. Challenges to Religious Language
4.1 Logical Positivism
4.2 Falsification Theory
5. Ways of Speaking about God
5.1 Way of Affirmation
5.2 Way of Negation
5.3 Way of Eminence
5.4 Symbolic/Metaphorical language
5.5 Language of Analogy
6. Conclusion
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