The Poetry That Drives and Divides Faith: How Metaphoric Thinking Shapes Belief and Creates Religious Conflict
More than simple poetic devices, metaphors help us understand complex concepts and often shape beliefs. Many powerful metaphors become so embedded in thinking that we begin to think of them as literal statements. Nowhere is this more apparent than in religious thought, where believers may often reac...
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Common Ground Publishing
2011
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The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2011, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 27-36 |
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