{"product_id":"the-edge-of-words-9781472910431","title":"The Edge of Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Words\u003c\/i\u003e is Rowan Williams'' first book since standing down as Archbishop of Canterbury.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvited to give the prestigious 2014 Gifford Lectures, Dr Williams has produced a scholarly but eminently accessible account of the possibilities of speaking about God  taking as his point of departure the project of natural theology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Williams enters into dialogue with thinkers as diverse as Augustine and Simone Weil and authors such as Joyce, Hardy, Burgess and Hoban in what is a compelling essay about the possibility of language about God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a long book but it is a profound one. Many readers will find it worthwhile reading each chapter at least twice. \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Words \u003c\/i\u003eis a book that will influence both the way theologians understand language and their approach to theology -- Paul Richardson * Church of England Newspaper *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e  Introduction 1 A Future for 'Natural Theology' 2 Can We Say What We Like? Language, Freedom and Determinism 3 Speech and Time: the Unfinishable Business of Language 4 Intelligent Bodies: Language as Material Practice 5 Excessive Speech: Language in Extreme Situations 6 Saying the Unsayable: Where Silence Happens  \u003ci\u003eAppendix: On Representation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867226321239,"sku":"9781472910431","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472910431.jpg?v=1722282304","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-edge-of-words-9781472910431","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}