Evolution and Epiphany: Language in Biological and Theological Perspective
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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.