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Talk about Faith
How Debate and Conversation Shape Belief

Author: Stephen Pihlaja, Newman University

Date Published: July 2023
availability: Not yet published - available from October 2024
format: Paperback
isbn: 9781108469333

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How do people of faith use language to position themselves, and their beliefs and practices, in the contemporary world? This pioneering and original study looks closely at how Christians and Muslims talk to people inside and outside of their own communities about what they think are the right things to believe and do. From debates, to podcasts and YouTube videos, the book covers a range of engaging texts and contexts, showing how doctrine and beliefs are not nearly as fixed and static as we might think, and that people are prone to change what they say they believe, depending on who they are talking to. From abortion, to hell, to whether it's okay to sell alcohol, Pihlaja investigates how Christians and Muslims struggle with different elements of their own faith, and try to make decisions about what to do when there are so many different voices to believe.
- Provides a discourse analytic account of people of different faiths talking about religious belief and doctrine
- Looks at data from real-world interactional contexts
- Offers a new model for students and researchers to develop their own projects.
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Product details
- Date Published: July 2023
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108469333
- length: 217 pages
- dimensions: 227 x 150 x 12 mm
- weight: 0.332kg
- availability: Not yet published - available from October 2024
Table of Contents
1. Talk about Faith in Context
2. Religious Discourse as Data
3. Naming, Changing, and Contemporary Contexts
4. Inspiration, Authority, and Interpretation
5. Living Belief and Practice
6. Conclusion: the Future of Religious Discourse
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Stephen Pihlaja, Newman University
Stephen Pihlaja is Reader in Stylistics at Newman University. Recent publications include Religious Talk Online (Cambridge, 2018).