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Cover -- Metaphors Of Eucharistic Presence -- Copyright -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Theology In Multiple Metaphors -- 1.1. Liturgical Theology And The Embodied Mind -- 1.2. An Additive Method -- 1.3. Metaphors Of Eucharistic Presence -- 1.4. Some Notes On Scope And Standpoint -- 2. Metaphor, Embodied Realism, And Sacramental Truth -- 2.1. Introducing Conceptual Metaphor Theory -- 2.2. More Complex Metaphors -- 2.3. Metonymy -- 2.4. Polysemy And Prototypicality: Beyond Classical Categories 2.5. Beyond Objectivism: Embodied Realism For Theologians -- 2.6. Conclusions -- 3. Conceptual Blending And Two Ways Of Feeding On Jesus -- 3.1. Conceptual Blending -- 3.2. Asymmetric Blends: Bread Is Jesus, Jesus Is Bread -- 3.3. The Synoptic/pauline Metaphor: This Loaf And Wine Are Jesus's Body And Blood -- 3.4. The Johannine Metaphor: Jesus's Flesh And Blood Are Heavenly Life-giving Bread And Drink -- 3.5. Conclusions -- 4. Identity: The Great Divide -- 4.1. The Identity Motif In Christian Tradition -- 4.2. Zwingli: Is As A Trope -- 4.3. Luther: Is As Literal Predication 4.4. Some Illustrative Exchanges -- 4.5. A Cognitive-linguistic Assessment -- 4.6. Broader Implications Of The Great Divide -- 4.7. Conclusions -- 5. Identity: Bridging The Divide -- 5.1. Overcoming The Dichotomy: Robert Masson And The Tectonic Process -- 5.2. Building On Masson's Work: Radial Extension And Prototypicality -- 5.3. The Synoptic/pauline Metaphor As A Tectonic Shift -- 5.4. Polysemy: Identity And Distinction In Tension -- 5.5. Conclusions -- 6. Representation -- 6.1. Symbols As Material Anchors -- 6.2. The Y2 Construction: A More Complex Integration Network 6.3. Representation And Identity In Coexistence -- 6.4. Revisiting The Polysemy Networks From Chapter 5 -- 6.5. Conclusions -- 7. Change -- 7.1. Development And Variations Of The Change Motif -- 7.2. Lutheran And Reformed Responses To The Change Motif -- 7.3. The Eucharistic Gifts As Bread And W
How can cognitive linguistics and conceptual metaphor theory clarify the long-standing theological debates surrounding the nature of Christ's presence in the Eucharist? Stephen R. Shaver utilizes the framework of embodied realism to examine how religious language functions, arguing that traditional theological dichotomies often stem from rigid linguistic interpretations. By applying tools from cognitive science to historical sacramental discourse, the author seeks to bridge the divide between competing denominational understandings of the bread and wine.
What You Will Find
Scholars in the field of liturgical theology note that this work provides a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach to a historically dense subject. Readers frequently highlight the technical nature of the prose, which requires a foundational understanding of both cognitive linguistics and Christian sacramental history.
Page Count:
304
Publication Date:
2022-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0197580815
ISBN-13:
9780197580813
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