Wolterstorff, Nicholas
Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim That God Speaks
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521475570
- author:
- Wolterstorff, Nicholas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1995
- Pages:
- 336
- Genre:
- Philosophy of religion
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Divine discourse is a philosophical exploration of the claim that God speaks. This idea plays a significant role in the canonical texts and traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, yet it has received relatively little philosophical scrutiny. Nicholas Wolterstorff uses contemporary speech-action theory as his approach to language, arguing that the claim that God performs illocutionary actions is coherent and does not entail obvious falsehoods. He also examines how one would interpret a text if seeking to understand what God was saying, including the legitimacy of interpreting a text to find out what its author meant. The book concludes with an analysis of the epistemological question of whether we are entitled to believe that God speaks.
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