Translation frustration
The delicate art of Christian speech
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5759425 |
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| Authors | Craig Hovey (0009-0009-5807-492X, Ashland University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 111-118 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-571X • E-ISSN: 2044-2696 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0040571x12468995 |
| OpenAlex | W2054474453 |
| Language | EN |
The article compares and reviews two recent books exploring the art of Christian speaking: Stanley Hauerwas's Learning to Speak Christian (2011) and Marcus J. Borg's Speaking Christian (2011). I argue that both Borg and Hauerwas seek actively to recover Christian language from idolatry, abuse and misunderstanding. Their books steer a course between a Christian use of words that makes too many concessions to 'worldly' usage, on the one hand, and, on the other, a temptation to retreat from the world. I conclude that if a Christian refusal simply to adopt different, untainted vocabulary reflects confidence in what has been received then a willingness to play with new words reflects hope in what is yet to be given and known
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Idolatry · Linguistics · Temptation · Theology · Vocabulary · Philosophy · Psychology · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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