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How do people of faith use language to position themselves, and their beliefs and practices, in the contemporary world? This pioneering and original study looks closely at how Christians and Muslims talk to people inside and outside of their own communities about what they think are the right things to believe and do. From debates, to podcasts and YouTube videos, the book covers a range of engaging texts and contexts, showing how doctrine and beliefs are not nearly as fixed and static as we might think, and that people are prone to change what they say they believe, depending on who they are talking to. From abortion, to hell, to whether it's okay to sell alcohol, Pihlaja investigates how Christians and Muslims struggle with different elements of their own faith, and try to make decisions about what to do when there are so many different voices to believe.

Faith. --- Language and languages --- Communication --- Islam. --- Christianity. --- Christianity --- Religions --- Church history --- Mohammedanism --- Muhammadanism --- Muslimism --- Mussulmanism --- Muslims --- Religion and language --- Religious belief --- Theological belief --- Belief and doubt --- Religion --- Salvation --- Theological virtues --- Trust in God --- Religious aspects.

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Christian religion --- Computer architecture. Operating systems --- Lexicology. Semantics --- Pragmatics

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"This book focuses on the ways in which metaphor contributes to the development of Internet arguments, known as 'drama', particularly on YouTube. Although a growing body of research into YouTube interaction has developed descriptions of user experience on the site, empirical studies of the YouTube video page and discourse analysis of user interaction are rare. This research specifically focuses on user interaction around issues of Christian theology and atheism on the site, analysing how 'drama' emerges. Since YouTube drama occurs publicly, Antagonism on YouTube focuses on video pages rather than user reports of their actions and responses. It investigates how and why YouTube drama develops through a systematic description and analysis of user discourse activity. Through close analysis of video pages, this study contributes to a greater academic understanding of Internet antagonism and YouTube interaction by revealing the factors which contribute to the development of drama over time."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Christianity --- Metaphor --- Interpersonal conflict --- Discourse analysis --- Computer network resources. --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- YouTube (Electronic resource)

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"The Routledge Handbook of Language and Religion is the first ever comprehensive collection of research on religion and language, with over 35 authors from 15 countries, presenting a range of linguistic and discourse analytic research on religion and belief in different discourse contexts. The contributions show the importance of studying Language and Religion and for bringing together work in this area across sub-disciplines, languages, cultures, and geographical boundaries. The handbook focuses on three major topics: Religious and Sacred Language, Institutional Discourse, and Religious Identity and Community. Scholars from a variety of difference disciplinary backgrounds investigate these topics using a range of linguistic perspectives including Cognitive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, and Conversation Analysis. The data analysed in these chapters comes from a variety of religious backgrounds and national contexts. Linguistic data from all of the major world religions are included, with sacred texts, conversational data, and institutional texts included for analysis. The handbook is intended to be useful for readers from different subdisciplines within linguistics, but also to researchers working in other disciplines including philosophy, theology, and sociology. Each chapter gives both a template for research approaches and suggestions for future research, and will inspire readers at every stage of their career"--

Language and languages --- Sociolinguistics --- Critical discourse analysis --- Religions --- Religious aspects --- Relations