Brief sketches are given, on the one hand, of three \"biological\" accounts of human language that construe its function in terms of evolutionary adaptation, and, on the other hand, of three \"theological\" accounts of language that construe its function in terms of human relatedness to God. The theological accounts, when placed into conversation with the biological accounts, are allowed to raise specific critical questions and suggestions for further work, in an attempt to contribute methodologically and materially to the ongoing dialogue between science and religion.