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It may seem plausible to argue that the same divine reality - whether called God, Allah, Tao, or Sunyata - is active in all religions. But what is meant by words like 'same' when applied to terms which are themselves strictly beyond definition? Language, and the way we use and mis-use it, is Hallett's theme. Indeed proper attention to language and the way in which it is used to speak of identity and individuation may open up some of the ethical, as much as philosophical, questions which underlie one of the most important theological issues of our time.--Michael Barnes, Senior Tutor, Heythrop College, UK

It may seem plausible to argue that the same divine reality - whether called God, Allah, Tao, or Sunyata - is active in all religions. But what is meant by words like 'same' when applied to terms which are themselves strictly beyond definition? Language, and the way we use and mis-use it, is Hallett's theme. Indeed proper attention to language and the way in which it is used to speak of identity and individuation may open up some of the ethical, as much as philosophical, questions which underlie one of the most important theological issues of our time. -- Michael Barnes, Senior Tutor, Heythrop College, UK.

Hallett's Wittgensteinian sensitivities produce a fresh and original contribution to the critical examination of the pluralist thesis (all religions point to the same God). In his attention to the many problems of pluralism, he is able to tentatively but instructively develop a new approach to this vexed question. -- Gavin D'Costa, Professor of Catholic Theology, University of Bristol, UK

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Garth Hallett, SJ, was formerly Dean of the College of Philosophy and Letters at Saint Louis University, USA. He has previously published fourteen books, including A Middle Way to God (Oxford University Press, 2000), Identity and Mystery in Themes of Christian Faith (Ashgate, 2005), and Linguistic Philosophy: The Central Story (SUNY, 2008).

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