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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"religious language"”.
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Religious language: Its role in nativizing Caribbean English
… 1950's of generative linguistics, the focus of language study gradually shifted to more formal, rule-based descriptions. Subsequently, pidginization/creolization became the framework from which CE would be studied.
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"Believe in these things": magical realism's postmodern use of religious language
… the trappings of religions, specifically its language, symbols, and mindsets. Jameson and Lyotard, along with Brian McHale, and critics Lois Parkinson Zamora, Wendy B. Faris, and Amaryll Chanady, provide insightful ideas, theories, and platforms with which to critically study the origin and …
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"Revolution in Religious Language": The Relevance of Julia Kristeva's Theory of 'Signifiance' for Theology
… in the practice of <em>signifiance</em> to religious discourse. In particular, it argues that the salient features of <em>signifiance</em> are present and active in religious speech as well as poetic language, the subject of Kristeva's doctoral thesis <em>Revolution in Poetic Language</em>. …
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A critical analysis of William Alston's view of religious language, with a comparison with classical and modern Islamic theories
… religion, this recent philosophical interest in language has had a great effect on the understanding of religious language. The present work concentrates on two controversial questions regarding religious language: (1) What are the characteristics of religious discourse? Is there a language …
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Toward a More Illuminating View of Religious Language, Religious Truth, and God: Examination of and Critical Reflection on D. Z. Phillips’ Philosophy of Religion
… and evaluate D. Z. Phillips’ view of philosophy, religious language, religious truth, and God. One of the focuses is given to his attempts to overcome the dichotomy between the view of religious language as fact-asserting (realist) and as attitude-expressive (anti-realist), and between the …
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The Influence of Religion in Frantz Fanon’s Decolonial Theory and Ethics on Violence
<p>How does religious language influence Frantz Fanon’s Decolonial theory and ethics onviolence in the struggle for decolonization and disalienation? This is the question I address in this dissertation carefully observing Patrick Crowley's mention of the presence of religious language in Fanon's …
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The epistemic status of religious symbols in the thought of Wilbur M. Urban
… is to ascertain the epistemic status of religious symbols in Urban's thought. This involves the clarification and evaluation of the basic concepts in his religious epistemology--meaning, dialectic, truth, and verification--as they relate to his philosophy of language. The meaning of …
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Religious appeals in the popular presentation of cosmology
This thesis explores the use of religious language, metaphors, and images in the popular presentation of cosmology. Specifically looking at books written by cosmologists and intended for a lay audience, I argue that these religious appeals present a particular model, or picture, of cosmology to the …
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A critique of the use of the "Exodus" metaphor by feminist theology
… that metaphor is an appropriate category for religious language, since it uses what is known in order to describe the unknown. This is most clear in descriptions of the divine: in the case of the Exodus metaphor God may be described as "the Liberator of the oppressed". Likewise, the Exodus …
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Religion and interpretations of experience
… out of a preoccupation with : (a) the status of religious lan~uage and (b) the status of foreign and contrary doctrines to those of th~ writer's culture. Prejudices which informed the writer's approach to his subject were : (a) that people do have what may be called religious experience, that …
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The Impact of Culture and Language on Internal Communication and Patient Care in Small to Medium-Sized Black Immigrant-Owned Healthcare Practices in Texas.
… intentional communication structures, language and interpretation practices, patient-centered cultural sensitivity, and the use of technology for adaptation. Findings suggest that culturally aware leadership and inclusive communication strategies foster team cohesion and improve patient …
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The Impact of Domestication and Mother Tongue Interference in Translation: A Case of Xitsonga
Translation plays a vital role in language development by facilitating cultural exchange, disseminating knowledge, and driving linguistic evolution. This study investigates the impact of domestication and Mother Tongue Interference on the translation of Xitsonga texts, with a focus on legal, …
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The use of scripture in Swahili tracts by Muslims and Christians in East Africa
… and Muslims in East Africa, and Swahili as a religious language, are examined. In 2000 and 2001, Christian and Muslim tracts in Swahili were purchased from particular locations in Kenya and Tanzania. Of these, sixteen tracts, eight by Christians and eight by Muslims, were selected. The tracts …
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Public Politics, Private God: Political Rhetoric of Religious Morality in Selected American Social Novels
… I argue that the manipulative use of certain religious morality under the guise of objectivity and universality is a threat to individual freedom and democracy. The privileged discourse of religious morality in the context of politics helps maintain and reinforce the patterns of domination and …
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Theodicy : a critique and a proposal
… is argued as better suited to understanding religious belief as held in the community of believers, with especial reference to relationships that hold between language and reality. A critical exploration follows of the approach to theodicy of a proponent of philosophical description, D.Z. …
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The Religious world of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
… pagans of this period living in Rome. It is a religious biography of Symmachus himself, but it also considers him as a representative of the group of aristocratic pagans who still adhered to the traditional cults of Rome at a time when the influence of Christianity was becoming ever stronger, …
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Insights and disclosures: a study of the philosophical theology of Bernard Lonergan and Ian Ramsey
… in our comparison of their understandings of language and meaning. We suggest that while the views are different they are compatible and we propose a hybrid model for religious language based on an integration and synthesis of both authors’ views. The discussion draws together around …
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“The least of these”: black club women and the social gospel
… leaders and organizations promulgated a religious ethic concerned with groups bearing low social standings, especially the working class. White male pastors led and influenced the direction of the movement, preaching against the horrible working conditions laborers in the iron and steel …
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Changing Conceptions of Geopolitical Success: The Treaty of Paris as a Watershed in Anglo-French Understandings of the International System
… order. By looking at the decline in religious language, concern over the welfare of those impacted by the war, an increased emphasis on the state, and finally the extent of the ceded territory, this thesis argues that these political changes occurred symbiotically alongside wider …
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