Religious language is moral discourse. Language about God is really language about how people should behave towards each other. R. B. Braithwaite, Immanuel Kant, and Albrecht Ritschl all held this position. Wittgenstein argues that speaking a language is a kind of activity. Paul Holmer and Paul van Buren hold this perspective.
Religious language is metaphorical and symbolic.
Language contains helpful metaphors and symbols about God, but there is no way to substantiate them ontologically. Position of Paul Tillich. Agrees with the ontological distinction which is made by Tillich but denies the linguistic distinction. Reality can be signified by language but not completely. This is the position of William Alston.