The heresy Tertullian overlooked: on prescription against the apologist's use of rhetoric

Given the emphasis on orthodoxy in early Christianity, it appears to go unnoticed that the real heresy of the patristic age was rooted in the linguistic practice of making apologies. Constraint on the use of argument, as understood from the Pauline corpus, framed crucial restrictions in forming Chri...

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Published in:Spes christiana
Main Author: Jackson, Maury Damon (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: EASTRS 2011-2012
In: Spes christiana
Further subjects:B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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Summary:Given the emphasis on orthodoxy in early Christianity, it appears to go unnoticed that the real heresy of the patristic age was rooted in the linguistic practice of making apologies. Constraint on the use of argument, as understood from the Pauline corpus, framed crucial restrictions in forming Christian communities. The twentieth-century linguistic turn in philosophy proffers a warning to Christian philosophical societies about the need to ponder the practice of argumentation in their communities. I revisit key figures, i. e., Paul van Buren, J. L. Austin, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, who leave Christian philosophers with additional tools to dissolve the dilemma of a Christian’s call to be a faithful witness and the Christian constraint on linguistic practices of argument.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 28-29; Zusammenfassung/Résumé (eng, fre): Seite 30; Verfasserangaben: Seite 30
ISSN:0935-7467
Contains:Enthalten in: Spes christiana