Stephen Pihlaja lives and teaches in Birmingham (UK). He is the author of several books on talk about religion, including Talk about Faith: how debate and conversation shape belief (2021). He is interested in how people talk about and understand their own beliefs in diverse contexts.Helen Ringrow researches gender and religion, particularly in online contexts. She is author of The Language of Cosmetics Advertising (2016) and co-editor of Contemporary Media Stylistics (2020).

• Foreword Language and Religion Part One - Religious & Sacred Language The Learning of Sacred languages Sacred Languages and Power Digital Media and the Sacred Metaphors and Gestures in Prayers in Islam Arabic Language and Representations of the Ethnic Other Secular Functions of Religious Expressions Symbols and Icons in Buddhist Worship Religious Language in Literature Language, Religion, and the Digital World Part Two - Institutional Discourse Variation of Language in Religious Texts Religion, Literature, and the Secondary Classroom Religious Greeting Messages as a Genre of Institutional Communication News Media Representations of Religion Pandemic Sermon Rhetoric and Evangelism Language Policies and Religious Practice Politeness in Religious Discourse Religion in the Discourse of Abortion Religious Oratory and Language Online Catholicism and Social Media Part Three - Religious Identity & Community Religion, Identity, and Second Language Selling English in an Islamic Society Narratives and Religious Identity Jewish Languages and American Jewishness Multilanguaging in Interreligious Encounters Ritual Language, Ritual Community Religious Identity in Discourse Conversion Narratives Cognitive Metaphor and Religion Religious Ritual and Language in the Local CommunityIndex