Divine Nature and Human Language is a collection of twelve essays in philosophical theology by William l. Alston, one of the leading figures in the current renaissance in the philosophy of religion. Using the equipment of contemporary analytical philosophy, Alston explores, partly refashions, and defends a largely traditional conception of God and His work in the world-a conception that finds its origins in medieval philosophical theology. These essays fall into two groups: those concerned with theological language (Part I of the volume) and those that deal with the nature, status, and activity of God (Parts II and HI).

The first collection of Alston's ground-breaking work in the philosophy of religion, Divine Nature and Human Language includes four previously unpublished essays. It will be welcomed by scholars and students of the philosophy of religion, metaphysics, theology, and religious studies.

The late William P. Alston was Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Syracuse University. His books include A Realist Conception of Truth, Illocutionary Acts and Sentence Meanings, The Reliability of Sense Perception, and Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience, all from Cornell.

William Alston is one of the foremost contributors to the analytical philosophy of religion, and he is the one whose teaching and writing provided the most formative_ initial impulses for the development of this field in America. He is also a distinguished contributor to the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. The selection of papers in this collection spotlights these strt•ngths. This collection will be a major and valuable addition to the literature of contemporary philosophy of religion.