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God in the Act of Reference: Debating Religious Realism and Non-Realism

Author

Summary, in English

To claim to believe in God without accepting that God exists independently of human minds would mean reducing God to merely a human construct, thus not real enough for being the object of religious worship. This book sets out to challenge this common view on existence and religious belief.



Arguing from concrete examples of language use in children's make-believe play and other ordinary situations, Erica Appelros suggests that what makes us consider something to be real involves our capacities to relate to our surroundings -- not only on grounds of their physical characteristics but also on grounds of human construction. This book makes a substantial contribution to the contemporary debate within philosohpy of religion on religious realism and non-realism, and suggests innovative and constructive solutions to the perennial philosophical and religious issue of what is meant by talking about God and God's existence.

Publishing year

2002

Language

English

Document type

Book

Publisher

Ashgate

Topic

  • Religious Studies

Keywords

  • non-realism
  • realism
  • reference
  • God
  • reality
  • pragmatics
  • play
  • make-believe

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 0-7546-0544-2