Effing the Ineffable: Existential Mumblings at the Limits of Language

Wesley J. Wildman

Published by SUNY Press 2018

Effing the Ineffable

Existential Mumblings at the Limits of Language

Wesley J. Wildman

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438471259

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About this book

A meditation on how religious language tries to limn the liminal, conceive the inconceivable, speak the unspeakable, and say the unsayable.

Author / Editor information

Wesley J. Wildman is Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics at Boston University. His many books include Religious Philosophy as Multidisciplinary Comparative Inquiry: Envisioning a Future for the Philosophy of Religion and Fidelity with Plausibility: Modest Christologies in the Twentieth Century, both also published by SUNY Press.

Reviews

"…Effing the Ineffable will be valuable for those working in the philosophy of religion, philosophical theology, and theological method, all of whom will benefit from engaging with and learning from Wildman's distinct brand of religious philosophy." — Reading Religion

"This is a fine example of Wildman's way of doing philosophy of religion. It demonstrates the importance, if not necessity, of religious philosophers working comparatively and also the benefits of multidisciplinary inquiry." — Stephen Dawson, Lynchburg College

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Language: English
Publisher: SUNY Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Illustrations
- Other: Total Illustrations: 1
Keywords: Philosophy : Philosophy of Language; Philosophy : Comparative Philosophy; Religion and Spirituality : Theology; Philosophy : Philosophy of Religion

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Published: October 9, 2018
ISBN: 9781438471259