Semantics and Religion: Christian Themes, the nsm Approach

Anna Wierzbicka

doi:10.1163/23526416-BJA10071

Semantics and Religion: Christian Themes, the nsm Approach

Anna Wierzbicka^*

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School of Literature, Languages & Linguistics

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This introduction to Cognitive Semantics and Religion provides an overview of the contributions to this special issue. It explains how nsm, and its more recent development Minimal Languages (e.g. Minimal English) can shed light on problems of translation in biblical linguistics, and in understanding Christian concepts and ideas. The paper points to the long nsm tradition of exploring Christianity through universal human concepts and discusses how this tradition seeks to bring a new clarity to the understanding of Christian faith.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-295
Number of pages	7
Journal	Cognitive Semantics
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/23526416-BJA10071
Publication status	Published - Jan 2025

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