The Language of God Incarnate

By Jeffrey Privette

This study works at the borderlands of philosophy and theology. It represents an attempt to think theologically about epistemology and ecclesiology, both within the context of the realism/antirealism debate and with sustained reference to the logic and language of the Incarnation. Parts One and Two deal with the role of language and interpretation in experience generally, as well as with some of the curious philosophical problems that foreshadows. I acknowledge that experience is largely a function of language, that - owing to one's definite past, one's present context, and one's embodied, enfleshed existence in the world - every experience is also an interpretation. It's not possible to escape the limitations of flesh and finitude, after all. But thinking incarnationally throughout, I explore the extent to which experience of God is, providentially, both incarnate and decisively shaped by the Incarnation; experience (of God) is not only in the flesh and concerned with the flesh, but also indissolubly related to the flesh of God in Christ. In Part Three I unpack the logic of the Incarnation within the context of the life of incarnate Christian community, and so consider the complex relation of Christian language and language-related activities to Christian experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453890645
• ISBN13: 9781453890646
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"