Stand Still in The Light
What Conceptual Metaphor Research Can Tell Us about Quaker Theology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3344360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel J Kirkwood (0000-0001-5569-4992, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel10010041 |
| OpenAlex | W2910158764 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
The purpose of this study is to explore how an interdisciplinary approach can benefit Quaker Studies. The paper applies conceptual Metaphor Theory to help explicate aspects of theology in 17th century Quaker writings. It uses a combination of close reading supported by a corpus of related texts to analyse the writing of 4 key figures from the first decade of the movement. Metaphor analysis finds that orientational schemas of UP-DOWN and IN-OUT are essential structural elements in the theological thought of all 4 writers, along with more complex metaphors of BUILDINGS. Quaker writers make novel extensions to and recombinations of Biblical metaphors around Light and Stones, as well as using aspects of the theory of Elements. Such analysis can help explicate nuances of theological meaning-making. The evaluation of DOWN IS GOOD and UP IS BAD-except in specific circumstances-is distinctively Quaker, and embodied metaphors of divine immanence in humans indicate a 'flipped' soteriology which is distanced from the Christ event
Art · Conceptual metaphor · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Immanence · Linguistics · Literature · Metaphor · Sociology · Soteriology · Theology · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |