Scriptures and the Guidance of Language - Evaluating a Religious Authority in Communicative Action (Hardcover)

In this book, Steven G. Smith focuses on the guidance function in language and scripture and evaluates the assumptions and ideals of scriptural religion in global perspective. He brings to language studies a new pragmatic emphasis on the shared modeling of life-in-the-world by communicators constantly depending on each other's guidance. Using concepts of axiality and axialization derived from Jaspers' description of the 'Axial Age', he shows the essential role of scripture in the historical progress of communicative action. This volume clarifies the formative power of scriptures in religions of the 'world religion' type and brings scripture into philosophy of religion as a major cross-cultural category of study, thereby helping philosophy of religion find a needed cross-cultural footing.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2018
Authors:	Steven G. Smith
Dimensions:	235 x 160 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-47321-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	1-108-47321-0
Barcode:	9781108473217

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