Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks
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Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks is a work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Nicholas Wolterstorff examines how claims about God speaking can be understood coherently within a philosophical framework.
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Target entity: Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks Context triple: [Nicholas Wolterstorff, notableWork, Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks]
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Divine Nature and Human Language: Essays in Philosophical Theology
Divine Nature and Human Language: Essays in Philosophical Theology is a collection of essays by philosopher William Alston that explores how human linguistic and conceptual frameworks can meaningfully refer to and describe the divine.
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Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
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C.
Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism
"Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism" is a philosophical work that develops Charles Hartshorne’s process-oriented, neoclassical conception of God and offers a rigorous logical defense of theism.
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The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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E.
The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks Target entity description: Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks is a work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Nicholas Wolterstorff examines how claims about God speaking can be understood coherently within a philosophical framework.
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A.
Divine Nature and Human Language: Essays in Philosophical Theology
Divine Nature and Human Language: Essays in Philosophical Theology is a collection of essays by philosopher William Alston that explores how human linguistic and conceptual frameworks can meaningfully refer to and describe the divine.
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B.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
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C.
Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism
"Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism" is a philosophical work that develops Charles Hartshorne’s process-oriented, neoclassical conception of God and offers a rigorous logical defense of theism.
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D.
The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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E.
The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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work of analytic philosophy ⓘ work of philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| addresses |
how God can be said to speak
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nature of divine communication ⓘ philosophical understanding of revelation ⓘ |
| aimsTo | show that talk of God speaking can be philosophically coherent ⓘ |
| author | Nicholas Wolterstorff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
contemporary analytic philosophy
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late 20th-century philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| contributor | Nicholas Wolterstorff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
claims about God speaking
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conceptual framework for divine speech ⓘ relationship between human language and divine discourse ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
coherence of claims that God speaks
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speech-act theory and divine communication ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophical monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | theistic ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalDiscipline |
philosophy of language
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
philosophers of religion
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students of analytic philosophy ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
claim that God speaks
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divine discourse NERFINISHED ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
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Christian theology
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doctrine of revelation ⓘ |
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