Alston, William P.

Divine nature and human language : essays in philosophical theology / William P. Alston - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1989 - xi, 279 p. ; 24 cm. - Cornell paperbacks .

Part I. Talk about God -- 1. Irreducible metaphors in theology -- 2. Can we speak literally of God? -- 3. Functionalism and theological language -- 4. Divine and human action -- 5. Referring to God -- Part II. The nature of God -- 6. Hartshorne and Aquinas : a via media -- 7. Divine-human dialogue and the nature of God -- 8. Divine foreknowledge and alternative conceptions of human freedom -- 9. Does God have beliefs? -- Part III. God and the world -- 10. God's action in the world -- 11. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit -- 12. Some suggestions for divine command theorists.

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Philosophical theology.God (Christianity)Language and languages Religious aspects Christianity.

BT40 / .A46 1989