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DesCamp, Marie Theresa and Eve E. Sweetser. 2005. Metaphors for God: Why and how do our choices matter for humans? The application of contemporary cognitive linguistics research to the debate on God and metaphor. Science and Education a New Dimension. Humanities and Social Sciences 53 (3) : 207–238. 32 pp.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English

Abstract

This article explores and critiques conservative and liberal theological understandings of metaphor in light of the contemporary research in cognitive linguistics. This assessment is followed by a cognitive examination of the biblical metaphors for God, their unconscious entailments, an assessment of why certain metaphors are more effective than others, and a short discussion of the implications of this effectiveness. (Marie Theresa DesCamp and Eve Sweetser)