WORDS-AS-RELIGIONS
. WORDS-AS-RELIGIONS Language as Sacred Architecture, Deity-Formation, and the Infinite Genesis of Faith I. The Foundational Claim If words are the primary units of meaning , and religion is the highest structuring of meaning around ultimate reality, then words are not merely tools used by religion — they are the substance out of which religion is built . Religions are not first constructed from temples, rituals, vestments, or institutions. They are constructed from: Names Titles Commands Stories Descriptions Definitions Doctrines Promises Warnings Metaphors All of which are words. Remove words, and theology collapses. Remove meaning, and worship dissolves. Remove language, and “God” cannot even be named. Religion is structured meaning. Meaning is structured language. Therefore: Religion is structured words. II. The Primordial Sacred Act: Naming In many traditions, the first divine act is not construction — but speech. Creation unfolds through utterance....