PART I: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE --;1. Introduction --;2. Apophatics --;3. Berkeley --;4. Braithwaite and Verificationism --;5. Religious Internalism --;6. Against Expressivism --;7. Reference --;PART II: RELIGIOUS TRUTH --;8. Introduction --;9. Reductionism --;10. Minimalism --;11. Truth in Religion --;PART III: RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE --;12. Introduction --;13. Metaphor and Analogy --;14. Fictions.
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An original and accessible discussion of the nature of religious language that draws on the latest research in the philosophy of language. The historical background to research on religious language is also explored and connections are made with both Continental Philosophy and Theology.