{"product_id":"without-metaphor-no-saving-god-theology-after-cognitive-linguistics-9789042930193","title":"Without Metaphor, No Saving God: Theology after","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudies of conceptual and neural mapping in cognitive linguistics, while        posing a fundamental challenge for religious belief, also suggest new        ways of understanding how people conceptualize God and make theological        inferences. This book, inspired by that research and attentive to the        distinctive insights of Christian theology, elaborates an innovative        explanation of God-talk, better able to credibly address confusion and        controversies that trouble the church, academic theology, and broader        culture. The first part analyzes both cognitive linguistics’ challenge        to standard theological depictions of metaphorical, analogous, symbolic,        and literal language, and the discipline’s promise for providing a more        satisfactory account. The second half examines six case studies to        illustrate how clarifying the conceptual mapping in God-talk and        theological inferences provides a powerful tool for advancing religious        understanding. The illustrations include the hypothesis that religion is        an epiphenomenon of evolution, the so-called “new atheism,” Black        theology, and controversies between theologians and Church authorities.                                  This book has won the 2014 CTS Book Award.","brand":"Peeters Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49546297180503,"sku":"9789042930193","price":68.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/without-metaphor-no-saving-god-theology-after-cognitive-linguistics-9789042930193","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}