The Relational–Linguistic Spiral: A Model of Language for Theology
This article attempts to sketch out a view of language as a relational–linguistic spiral by discussing some implications of the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein for language in general. Language is cast as a spiral which revolves around a center of ‘human relationality’ that anchors all our speech and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2002
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Heythrop journal
Year: 2002, Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 463-479 |
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| Summary: | This article attempts to sketch out a view of language as a relational–linguistic spiral by discussing some implications of the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein for language in general. Language is cast as a spiral which revolves around a center of ‘human relationality’ that anchors all our speech and concepts but which revolves in an ever–widening way into an arena of meaning we call language. Language creates linguistic space for experience and invites one into these new experiences. The borders of our language are thus not the absolute limits of our world but the admitted limits of our experience. Because the enterprise of language is inherently open, there must be a space for theological language and for the possibility at least of the kind of experiences described therein. Tracing the relational ‘vectors’ involved in language can also provide a platform for theological and even inter–religious dialogue. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2265 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/1468-2265.00205 |