Dialogue and Antithesis

Dialogue and Antithesis
Author: Yong Joon Choi
Publisher: The Hermit Kingdom Press
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

Dialogue and Antithesis: A Philosophical Study on the Significance of Herman Dooyeweerds Transcendental Critique is a comprehensive examination of the philosophy of the leading Dutch Christian philosopher, Herman Dooyeweerd (1894-1977). Dr. P. B. Cliteur, the President of the Humanist League in the Netherlands, said that Herman Dooyeweerd is undoubtedly the most formidable Dutch philosopher of the 20th century. Dooyeweerd has shaped Dutch thinking in profound and all-encompassing ways. This academic monograph is a bold attempt to understand and critically assess his thoughts and his contribution to the world. No student of philosophy or Dutch studies can afford to go without this book.Rev. Dr. Yong-Joon Choi is the Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the Vancouver Institute for Evangelical Worldview and the Senior Pastor of Hanbit Korean Church in Cologne, Germany. Rev. Dr. Choi received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Potchefstroom University in South Africa and holds the Doctorandus degree in Philosophy from the Free University of Amsterdam, the M.Div. degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and B.A. in Sociology from Seoul National University.

Text In Action

Text In Action
Author: Cicely Berry
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2011-05-31
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0753546949

Following on from the widely acclaimed The Actor and the Text - which was addressed directly to the actor - Text in Action is drawn from Cicely's group work experiences, encompassing the viewpoint of the director as well. To begin with, the author explores language from a cultural and personal perspective. In these days of management jargon and internet technology are we losing touch with the ability to communicate fully?' Is the deeper imaginative world being left unexpressed? The main body of the book contains detailed, practical exercises for actors and directors during the rehearsal process. All exercises will be tied to specific scenes, leading to a fuller exploration of the rext. Text In Action analyses the imagery of plays, speech structures, the physicality of language and emphasises the importance of finding a collective voice. Cicely's guidance on the matter of voice will help actors find relationships and situations through the text in a unique way, in order to make it more dynamic and creative.

Language as Dialogue

Language as Dialogue
Author: Edda Weigand
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2009-12-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027288887

With her theory of ‘Language as Dialogue’, Edda Weigand has opened up a new and promising perspective in linguistic research and its neighbouring disciplines. Her model of ‘competence-in-performance’ solved the problem of how to bridge the gap between competence and performance and thus substantially shaped the way in which people look at language today. This book traces Weigand’s linguistic career from its beginning to today and comprises a selection of articles which take the reader on a vivid and fascinating journey through the most important stages of her theorizing. The initial stage when a model of communicative competence was developed is followed by a gradual transition period which finally resulted in the theory of the dialogic action game as a mixed game or the Mixed Game Model. The articles cover a wide range of linguistic topics including, among others, speech act theory, lexical semantics, utterance grammar, emotions, the media, rhetoric and institutional communication. Editorial introductions give further information on the origin and theoretical background of the articles included.

Debate and Dialogue

Debate and Dialogue
Author: Maijastina Kahlos
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317154363

This book explores the construction of Christian identity in fourth and fifth centuries through inventing, fabricating and sharpening binary oppositions. Such oppositions, for example Christians - pagans; truth - falsehood; the one true god - the multitude of demons; the right religion - superstition, served to create and reinforce the Christian self-identity. The author examines how the Christian argumentation against pagans was intertwined with self-perception and self-affirmation. Discussing the relations and interaction between pagan and Christian cultures, this book aims at widening historical understanding of the cultural conflicts and the otherness in world history, thus contributing to the ongoing discussion about the historical and conceptual basis of cultural tolerance and intolerance. This book offers a valuable contribution to contemporary scholarly debate about Late Antique religious history and the relationship between Christianity and other religions.

Grammars and Descriptions

Grammars and Descriptions
Author: Teun A. van Dijk
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110839601

To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the centuries.