RT Book
T1 The grammar of ‘God’ in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
T2 Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses
A2 Suleiman, Farid 1983-
A2 Suleiman, Farid 1983-
A2 Sievers, Mira 1991-
A2 Sievers, Mira 1991-
A2 Schönbaumsfeld, Genia
A2 Weiss, Daniel H.
LA English
PP Berlin Boston
PB De Gruyter
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1900969874
AB Engendering an intimate and deep relationship with God is at the heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This relationship manifests, among other things, in worshipping Him with sincerity, talking to (and about) Him, and being conscious of Him in every moment of life. For believers, God himself plays also an active role in pursuing this relationship by, for example, answering prayers and making the believer know and feel His uninterrupted presence. Many would consider this as common knowledge about the religions mentioned above. However, only few are aware that the meaning of the above differs significantly based on how one thinks that religious language works. Rather, it is taken for granted that the word ‘God’ refers to a metaphysical being with personal traits and plays a similar role in structure as words in empirical language. This has several implications such as the following: God can be talked about in an abstract and theoretical manner; His existence can be subject to inquiry like that of any other being such as planets or unicorns; and calling God good, while creation is obviously full of evil, is a proposition that needs rational justification. The famous 20th century thinker Ludwig Wittgenstein has famously stated that his goal in philosophy essentially amounts to "showing that things which look the same are really different". By his insistence to pay close attention to the grammar of a word – that is its use in language – he has opened up new perspectives on (not only religious) language that challenges the prevalent view outlined above. The goal of this volume is to pick up on Wittgenstein’s insights about language and religion and to bring them in fruitful relation to the three mentioned religious traditions respectively in an attempt to reassess the grammar of the word ‘God’
OP 120
CN 230.01
SN 978-3-11-150161-1
K1 God-Comparative studies
K1 Language and languages-Religious aspects
K1 RELIGION / Judaism / General
K1 RELIGION / Christian Theology / General
K1 Wittgenstein, Ludwig
K1 Dialog
K1 Interreligiosität
K1 Grammatik
K1 Religion / Islam / General
K1 RELIGION / General
K1 RELIGION / Comparative Religion
K1 Wittgenstein
K1 Grammar of 'God'
K1 Interreligious Dialogue
DO 10.1515/9783111501611