Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Logocentrism: 1. Karl Barth's two models for the nature of language; 2. Sprachphilosophie from Hamann to Humboldt; 3. Forms of logocentrism among Barth's contemporaries; 4. Barth between Sprache and Rede philosophy; Part II. Dialogues with Difference: 5. Heidegger's dialogue with difference; 6. Buber's dialogue with difference; 7. Barth's theology of the Word and Levinas's philosophy of saying; Part III. Différance: 8. Derrida as Levinas's supplement; 9. Barth and Levinas: their difference as différance; 10. Derrida's supplement; 11. Barth and the economy of différance; 12. Conclusion: Comment ne pas parler; Index.

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'Ward makes available an additional, and arguably essential set of tools for the Christian in today's culture ... An exceptional book that does an excellent job of bringing together several of the leading and most controversial thinkers of our century.' The Expository Times 'When Ward passionately grasps at the question of the importance of language in theology, it is quite clear that this is a book with a clear methodology ... all of the engaging correspondences and complicities the author identifies are, and perhaps will remain, relevant in modern theology.' Literature and Theology