Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations

Many Luther scholars have made passing reference to Martin Luther’s theology of the Word as a ‘speech-act’ theology. This essay aims to probe points of continuity and discontinuity between Luther’s understanding of the Word, as exemplified in the promise of God, and a particular speech-act philosoph...

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Main Author: Randolph Jacob R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-05-01
Series:Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2017-0006
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description Many Luther scholars have made passing reference to Martin Luther’s theology of the Word as a ‘speech-act’ theology. This essay aims to probe points of continuity and discontinuity between Luther’s understanding of the Word, as exemplified in the promise of God, and a particular speech-act philosophy as posited by John Searle. The analysis of Searle in the area of declarations, as well as a survey of Lutheran conceptions of the Word of promise in both sacrament and Scripture, will evidence specific moments of clarity in Luther’s so-called ‘speech-act’ theology and provide a helpful paradigm for viewing the creative impact of the Word as conceived by Luther.
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Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations
Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University
martin luther
john searle
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word of god
promise
title Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations
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title_short Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations
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