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Religious Language

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ID4079503
AuthorsMarshall Scott (0000-0001-8017-3523, University of Manchester, corresponding author), Michael Scott (0000-0003-4048-0937)
Year2010
Volume5
Issue6
Pages505-515
Publication date2010-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00301.x
OpenAlexW2094865742
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited20

This study reviews some of the principal themes in contemporary work on religious language. Unlike other recent surveys, the most pressing issues about religious language are addressed from the perspective of the philosophy of language; different positions taken on these issues by philosophers of religion and theologians are considered. Topics that are covered include: the subject matter of religious discourse, reductionism and subjectivism, expressivism, the nature of religious metaphor, religious fictionalism and truth in religious discourse. The study also looks at the relationship between questions about religious language and cognate areas of philosophy of religion such as epistemology and metaphysics, and potential future directions of research

Cognate · Epistemology · Expressivism · Linguistics · Metaphor · Metaphysics · Philosophy of religion · Reductionism · Religious philosophy · Sociology · Subjectivism · Western philosophy · Computer Science · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Study and Philosophy of Religion

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year1,2
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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