Meaning and Method: Prolegomena to a Scientific Philosophy of Religion and a Scientific Theology

Nygren, Anders

ISBN 10: 1606087703 / ISBN 13: 9781606087701

Edité par Wipf and Stock 5/18/2009, 2009

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Paperback. New book. Previously published by Epworth Press, 1972. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon. 428 pp.

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• Titre: Meaning and Method: Prolegomena to a Scientific Philosophy of Religion and a Scientific Theology
• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock 5/18/2009
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1606087703
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781606087701
• Reliure: Couverture souple

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Synopsis

A distinguished Scandinavian scholar has undertaken a fresh study of themes he examined in earlier writings. Meaning and Method contains the results of Nygren's lifetime of thought, addressed to the most fundamental concerns of philosophy and theology. In this book Anders Nygren delves into these and other questions: What is the meaning of "meaning"? What are we to do when one person declares meaningless what another finds supremely meaningful? Is there any way of knowing which is right? Can we arrive at a common understanding of what is meaningful? The author contends that contemporary philosophy does point to such a common understanding. Philosophy, as put forth by Nygren, involves a recognition of diverse "contexts of meaning." Through philosophy we can also develop a method by which the validity of these contexts may be "scientifically" tested. Nygren shows that the debate about the meaningfulness of religious language is not insoluble. He further establishes the scientific status of the two disciplines concerned with religious language--theology and the philosophy of religion. The author's approach calls for drastic revision in these disciplines, and he indicates many new directions for future work in them. Students and specialists will be fascinated by Nygren's own account of the philosophical ideas undergirding his theological work. This book also makes a major contribution to today's questions in both philosophy and theology.

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Anders Nygren is best known outside his native Sweden for his book on the Christian idea of love, Agape and Eros. Before retiring, he served as Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Lund, and then as Bishop of Lund. Philip S. Watson was Professor of Systematic Theology at Garrett Theological Seminary and at the Graduate School of Religion, Northwestern University.