Theology in the Flesh
Key ideas in my book Theology in the Flesh
Key ideas in my book Theology in the Flesh
English has a number of ways to understand truth. We speak of “discovering,” “distorting,” or “twisting” the truth. This uses the truth is an object metaphor in which truth is a physical object that we can “grasp” and do things with. We also think of truth as a journey so that we pursue truth and […]
A cognitive approach to metaphors in the Bible and theology
Ways to understand divine transcendence and being
How human bodies and our environment shape how we understand the nature of time.
How embodiment and culture shape the way we think of God.
Works applying cognitive linguistics to Bible and theology.
Recommended readings on cognitive linguistics.
Explains some basics of cognitive linguistics and focuses on conceptual metaphor theory to show the mental tools humans employ to think about God.