Title: The problem of religious language
Authors: Charlesworth, M. J. 1925-2014,
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Year: 1974
Subjects: Language and languages Religious aspects
Contents: Charlesworth, M. J. Introduction.--Marshall, G. D. Religious language must be descriptive.--Otto, R. Religious language describes religious experiences I.--Horsburgh, H. J. N. Religious language describes religious experiences II.--Joyce, G. H. Religious language is analogously descriptive.--Carnap, R. Religious language is meaningless.--Randall, J. H., Jr. Religious language is symbolic and "impressive."--Ramsey, I. T. Religious language is paradoxically evocative.--Le Roy E. Religious language is "practical."--Arnold, M. Religious language is moral-emotive.--Santayana, C. Religious language is poetic-ethic.--Hare, R. M. Religious language expresses quasi-metaphysical "attitudes."--Hudson, W. D. Religious language has its own proper meaning.