I thinks that the language of Adam II is totally translatable into his terms. If this were so, then there would be nothing unique and autonomous about the covenantal realm. I not just to borrow concepts such as the sublime and the eternal from Adam II, but it is even legitimate to regard the religious act itself pragmatically. The idea that certain aspects of faith are translatable into pragmatic terms is not new. The Bible has already pointed out that the observance of the Divine Law and obedience to God leads man to worldly happiness, to a respectable, pleasant and meaningful life.
Religious pragmatism has a place within the perspective of the man of faith.
He must be committed to God even if this does not appear to bring him happiness and fulfillment, and even if the commitment is not always comprehensible to him. This assumption on the part of majestic man about the role of religion is not completely wrong, if only, as I shall explain, he would recognize also the non-pragmatic aspects of religion. Let me bring one example from my childhood. I recall that during the Sunday morning cartoons, a particular commercial was broadcast frequently. When they return home, they sit down to a lavish meal, all smiling beatifically and showering each other with love.