The Presence of the Word: Some Prolegomena for Cultural and Religious History

by Walter J. Ong

Book Overview

The deed of gift declares that "the object of this foundation is not the promotion of scientific investigation and discovery, but rather the assimilation and interpretation of that which has been or shall be hereafter discovered, and its application to human welfare, especially by the building of the truths of science and philosophy into the structure of a broadened and purified religion. The founder believes that such a religion will greatly stimulate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586840347
• ISBN13: 9781586840341
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Distribution Partners
• Length: 393 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

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This book is simply amazing. Walter Ong focuses on an epistemology of hearing, contra Plato. Simply amazing. If you want to know what covenantal epistemology is, and what it means to "hear" God in the person and work of Jesus Christ, then pick this book up and read it, pen in one hand, coffee in the other. There is a lot of good stuff here for anyone interested in Luther's theology as well, even though the author is a Jesuit. There is a lot here for Protestants to appreciate.