Religious Language

Tag: parenting

  • Parenting as War?

    One of the most productive metaphors is that of WAR. War on poverty. War on crime. War on drugs. War on cancer. War on terror. Price wars. War of words. Holy war. War is everywhere. Not long ago, I read one report on how silicon valley companies like Apple and Google foster an “ at…

  • “I left atheism”: The language of conversion

    Welcome to my blog on religious language! For my first post, I’m going to talk briefly about an experience that nearly every human being goes through: conversion. My post was prompted by a tweet yesterday on the language of conversion, by someone who describes themselves as “A former Christian looking at the claims of current…