<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

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

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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...

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

Publié en ligne: 20 avr. 2017

Pages: 101 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2017-0006

Mots clés
Martin Luther, John Searle, speech-act, Word of God, promise

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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

Publié en ligne: 20 avr. 2017

Pages: 101 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2017-0006

Mots clésMartin Luther, John Searle, speech-act, Word of God, promise

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Martin Luther, John Searle, speech-act, Word of God, promise