Theology Without Metaphysics: God, Language, and the Spirit of Recognition

by Kevin W. Hector

Book Overview

One of the central arguments of post-metaphysical theology is that language is inherently 'metaphysical' and consequently that it shoehorns objects into predetermined categories. Because God is beyond such categories, it follows that language cannot apply to God. Drawing on recent work in theology and philosophy of language, Kevin Hector develops an alternative account of language and its relation to God, demonstrating that one need not choose between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521279704
• ISBN13: 9780521279703
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.4"