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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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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spelling | doaj.art-0e331a0e67e54892a6b3fb65af111f512022-12-21T18:43:30ZengSciendoPerichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University2284-73082017-05-0115110111610.1515/perc-2017-0006perc-2017-0006Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of DeclarationsRandolph Jacob R.0Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, United States of AmericaMany 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.https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2017-0006martin lutherjohn searlespeech-actword of godpromise |
spellingShingle | Randolph Jacob R. 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 speech-act word of god promise |
title | Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations |
title_full | Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations |
title_fullStr | Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations |
title_full_unstemmed | Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations |
title_short | Salvation and Speech Act. Reading Luther with the Aid of Searle’s Analysis of Declarations |
title_sort | salvation and speech act reading luther with the aid of searle s analysis of declarations |
topic | martin luther john searle speech-act word of god promise |
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