Religious Language and Conclusion

Religious Language is the topic that completed this module.
Here we talked about the power of language and how it is used in religion- parables, poems, love songs etc. Language depending on how it is written can be interpretated differently by so many people. Take for example the English language; it has got symbolism, oxymoron, similes, and metaphors and so on. Language has so much power if used properly. Looking at the bible especially the King James versions, one cannot help but appreciate the beauty of the language used to communicate to the reader. The amazing parables Jesus told and how they were received by the crowds. Language can be used to express anything and arguable some languages sound more beautiful or are more powerful than others. For example the Victorian way of speaking as compared to the more Americanized English on now. The Victorians seems to speak eloquently and beautifully with very "flowery" English but of course it took them longer to say what they wanted to say but it did carry weight. It is my belief that any language can be used to express and communicate any feelings or beliefs.



If one is to read all the posts at once, it is easy I hope for one to understand how very interrelated they all are in the study of theology. Having studied this much of theology I have come to the conclusion that no text in religion is straight forward, they are all biased based on sources, tradition, faith, experience, interpretation and Language but I follow the post modernist view and as an individual can know my own truth and accept that it is different from someone else's and be open to receive the other persons truth acknowledging the fact that I will be biased based on my personality as a whole. So I conclude that it is indeed all very relative!