{"product_id":"9781350059689","title":"Religious Language, Meaning, and Use The God Who is Not There","description":"\u003ch1\u003eReligious Language, Meaning, and Use\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe God Who is Not There\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert K. Bolger | Robert C. Coburn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Religious\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan the meaning of religious language be separated from its use? In \u003ci\u003eReligious Language, Meaning, and Use\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Bolger and Robert Coburn address what has become a contentious though often overlooked account of the relationship between religious belief and religious practice. Through philosophical argumentation and by means of a variety of sermon-like essays on religious topics, this book seeks to return religion to the place in which the meaning and practical impact of its beliefs become inseparable from the life of the believer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I begins by considering, through the loose lens of Wittgenstein's philosophical method, how religious language has been misunderstood leading straightway to a variety of challenges and conceptual confusions. Part II presents previously unpublished essays written by Robert C. Coburn who has, for over 50 years, been at the forefront of the study of metaphysics and philosophy of religion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking a compelling case for a religious practice that avoids trivializing religious belief, this book promises to be a corrective to those who see faith as nothing more than ethics in disguise and to those metaphysicians who see faith as a set of beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Bolger\u003c\/b\u003e has a M.A. in Theology from Union Theological Seminary and a PhD in Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University where he Studied with D.Z. Phillips. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKneeling at the Altar of Science: The Mistaken Path of Contemporary Religious Scientism\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and editor (with Scott Korb) of \u003ci\u003eGesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Press, 2014). His website can be found at robertbolger.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert C. Coburn\u003c\/b\u003e was professor of philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle for over 30 years. He is the author of many articles in various areas of philosophy including philosophy of religion, metaphysics, philosophy of science and Wittgenstein. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Strangeness of the Ordinary: Problems and Issues in Contemporary Metaphysics \u003c\/i\u003e(1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 August 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350059689\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332618289292,"sku":"9781350059689","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_7e4829ef-c7bc-454c-8f39-103a1b8b3d84.jpg?v=1783604497","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350059689","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}