ABSTRACT
R. B. Braithwaite argued that religious beliefs are merely stories in which people express their moral commitments and which inspire them to a moral way of life. Empirical truth claims are claims that in principle can be verified empirically by anyone. Metaphysical claims about the existence and nature of God are obviously not open to empirical verification or falsification since God is not an empirically observable object. Faith is derived from religious experience which in turn presupposes faith. For those who participate in a form of life and the language game expressing it, it is absurd to reject its constitutive presuppositions. This applies to all language games and not only to the language game of faith. It is the task of theology to produce innovative proposals for conceptualizing the heritage of faith in ways that are coherent, credible and intelligible as well as relevant and adequate to the changing demands of life.
