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The canonical texts and traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam claim that God speaks, but philosophers usually mistakenly treat such speech as revelation. Wolterstorff argues that contemporary speech-action theory offers a fascinating approach to the claim. He develops an innovative... read more

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First Sentence

My project is to reflect philosophically on the claim that God speaks.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Nicholas Wolterstorff (Author)

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  1. language
  2. linguistics
  3. speech acts
  4. word of god 
 

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