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The Nature of Religious Language… M. Mousavi Karimi and H. Tehrani Haeri / (65

we should reinterpret it in discussion about such criticisms
modern terms such that it is out of the scope of this paper.
could be understood in the By having these theories in

modern world. hand, let us now explain and
For example, a scientific interpret some paradigm examples
modern view does not accept of “Masnavi’s” poems, and
that “Christ is Lord” is a then, regarding the theories,
historical fact. However, as a explain and categorize Rumi’s
matter of faith, one can take views on religious language.

this as a way of responding to
God’s message through responding
to the calls of Jesus.
In sum, although the
language of religion is
factually non-cognitive and
mythical, its meaningfulness

for the modern world can be
saved and heard through
striping away its outdated and
unacceptable worldview. The
following diagram shows the
abovementioned theories and

their relations.
It is worth mentioning that
all these theories have been
criticized severely; however,