Language and Religion offers an innovative theory of religion as a
class of cultural representations, dependent on language to unify
diverse capacities of the human mind. It argues that religion is
widespread because it is implicit in the way the mind processes the
world, as it determines what we ought to do, practically and
morally, to achieve our goals. Focusing on the world religions, the
book relates modern cognitive theories of language and
communication to culture and its dissemination. It explains basic
features of religion such as the supernatural, the normative,
abstract and ideal theological concepts such as 'God', and
religious feeling. It develops a linguistic theory, based on how
utterances are understood, of metaphysical and moral 'mysteries'
and their key role in thought and action. It shows how such
concepts gain strength in the light of their successful use and,
when tempered by criticism, can also have genuine authority.
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