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Divine Discourse : Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks
Divine Discourse Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks Author:Nicholas Wolterstorff 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 theory of interpretation along the way opposing the cur... more »rent near-consensus of Ricoeur and Derrida that there is something wrong-headed about interpreting a text to find out what its author said.« less