Wittgenstein and the metaphysics of grace /

What is the meaning of the word `grace'? Can Wittgenstein's maxim that the meaning of a word is its usage help explicate the claims that Christians have made about grace? When Christians use the word, they reference within language the point of contact between humanity and the divine. Terr...

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Klein, Terrance W.
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Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
What is the meaning of the word `grace'? Can Wittgenstein's maxim that the meaning of a word is its usage help explicate the claims that Christians have made about grace? When Christians use the word, they reference within language the point of contact between humanity and the divine. Terrance W. Klein suggests that grace is not an occult object but rather an insight, a moment when we perceive God to be active on our behalf. Klein examines the biblical evidence that grace beginsas a recognition of God's favour, before considering Augustine as the theologian who champions history rather than na
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1 online resource (196 p.)
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English
Bibliografie:
Bibliography: p.[158]-163. - Includes index.
ISBN:
0-19-152539-1
1-281-14872-5
9786611148720
1-4356-0980-8
Schlagworte:
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, > 1889-1951.
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