| List of abbreviations |
S. XI |
| Introduction |
S. 1 |
| Part One: The Linguistic Turn |
| I. |
A Critical Survey of the Linguistic Analyses of Religious Language |
S. 7 |
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Wittgenstein and Religious Language |
S. 8 |
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The Logical-Positivistic Treatment of Religious Language |
S. 10 |
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Non-Cognitive Treatment of Creedal Statements |
S. 15 |
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The Cognitive Treatment of Creedal Statements |
S. 22 |
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Functional-Situational Approach to Creedal Statements |
S. 31 |
| II. |
Methodological Considerations |
S. 40 |
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The Wittgensteinian Approach to Linguistic Analysis |
S. 40 |
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Wittgensteinian Approach to Religious Belief |
S. 48 |
| J. |
L. Austin and the Analysis of Statements |
S. 50 |
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The Adoption of Wittgensteinian and Austinian Methodology in this Thesis |
S. 56 |
| Part Two: The Linguistic Analysis of Creedal Statements |
| III. |
The Inner Dynamic of Creedal Statements |
S. 59 |
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Creedal Statements in the Context of the Christian Life |
S. 59 |
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The Creeds in Christian Tradition |
S. 63 |
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The Varying Forces of Creedal Statements |
S. 73 |
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Digression B: Dogmatic Statements as Creedal Statements |
S. 76 |
| IV. |
The Linguistic Topography of Creedal Statements |
S. 78 |
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Creedal Statements Linked with Everyday Language |
S. 78 |
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Creedal Statements Compared with Non-Religious Uses of Language |
S. 85 |
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Creedal Statements within Religious Discourse |
S. 101 |
| V. |
The Question of “Meaning” and “Truth” Regarding Creedal Statements |
S. 111 |
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The Different Uses of “Meaning” |
S. 112 |
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The Informative Potentiality of Creedal Statements |
S. 114 |
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The Reference Aspect of Creedal Statements |
S. 115 |
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The Truth Aspect of Creedal Statements |
S. 121 |
| VI. |
The “Form of Life” of Creedal Statements |
S. 121 |
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The Primary Presuppositions of the Christian Way of Life |
S. 130 |
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Factors that Condition Creedal Statements |
S. 132 |
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The Internal Justification of Creedal Statements |
S. 139 |
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The Significance of the Christian Religious Discourse |
S. 143 |
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| Conclusion |
S. 150 |
| Bibliography |
S. 156 |
| Appendix |
S. 171 |