Religious Language and Critical Discourse Analysis: Ideology and Identity in Christian Discourse Today

by Noel Heather

This book demonstrates the highly productive effects of applying contemporary views of discourse to religious language, seen (in theological terms) from a postliberal viewpoint. The emphasis is on critical discourse analysis (CDA), with its well-developed methodology for deconstructing the manifestations of power. What emerges is a combination of two complementary, surprisingly simple models which explain many aspects of the language used and witnessed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820442380
• ISBN13: 9780820442389
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
• Length: 319 Pages