{"product_id":"metaphors-of-eucharistic-presence-stephen-r-shaver-9780197580806","title":"Metaphors of Eucharistic Presence: Language, Cognition, and the Body and Blood of Christ","description":"In \u003cem\u003eMetaphors of Eucharistic Presence: Language, Cognition, and the Body and Blood of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephen R. Shaver brings together the fields of cognitive linguistics and liturgical theology to propose a new approach to the ecumenically controversial issue of eucharistic presence. Drawing from the work of cognitive linguists such as George Lakoff, Gilles Fauconnier, and Mark Turner, and theologians such as Robert Masson and John Sanders, Shaver argues that there is no clear division between literal and figurative language: rather, human cognition is grounded in sensorimotor experience, and phenomena such as metaphor and conceptual blending are basic building blocks of thought. Complex realities are ordinarily understood by means of more than one metaphor. Inherited models of eucharistic presence, then, are not necessarily mutually exclusive but can serve as complementary members of a shared ecumenical repertoire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe central element of this repertoire is the motif of identity--the eucharistic bread and wine are the body and blood of Christ--grounded in the Synoptic and Pauline institution narratives. From a cognitive standpoint, this metaphor can be understood both as figurative and as true in the proper sense, resolving a dichotomy that has divided the churches since the Reformation. The identity motif is complemented by four major non-scriptural motifs: representation, change, containment, and conduit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInaugurating a new interdisciplinary conversation, this book contributes to ongoing ecumenical reconciliation not only by addressing eucharistic presence but also by demonstrating an approach which may hold promise in other historically controverted areas. Meanwhile for cognitive linguists it offers an intriguing case study in the application of that discipline to theological questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen R. Shaver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197580807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197580806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Stephen R. Shaver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996530540799,"sku":"9780197580806","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13432b89-bdd5-4178-876b-a5c73a5a1604.jpg?v=1683342219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/metaphors-of-eucharistic-presence-stephen-r-shaver-9780197580806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}