The Origin of Language and its Connection to Human Feeling

The speakers explore the contrasting views of language as either of divine origin or stemming from human emotion. They discuss the unifying power of a shared language in the context of the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire and the attempt to unify the German kingdoms. The chapter also delves into the phenomenon of speaking in tongues in the Christian church and the interpretation of whether it involved speaking different languages or was solely an expression of excitement and feeling.