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Author:   Stephen R. Shaver (Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 24.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780197580806

ISBN 10:   0197580807
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   31 March 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface Abbreviations Chapter 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 Chapter 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 Conclusions Chapter 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' body and blood 3.4 The Johannine metaphor: Jesus' flesh and blood are heavenly life-giving bread and drink Conclusions Chapter 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 Conclusions Chapter 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 Conclusions Chapter 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 Conclusions Chapter 7. Change 7.1 Development and variations of the change motif 7.2 Reformed and Lutheran responses to the change motif 7.3 The eucharistic gifts as bread and wine Conclusions Chapter 8. Containment 8.1 Development and variations of the containment motif 8.2 Post-Reformation responses to the containment motif 8.3 Transubstantiation: a special combination of change and containment Conclusions Chapter 9. Conduit 9.1 Verticality and the emergence of the conduit motif 9.2 Visual conduit language 9.3 Reformed and Roman visual piety: an unexpected convergence Conclusions Chapter 10. Bringing the Repertoire Together 10.1 Affirmations in common: the ecumenical repertoire of metaphors 10.2 Embodied entailments: the duration of Christ's presence 10.3 Embodied entailments: adoration Conclusions Selected Bibliography in Cognitive Linguistics"

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He [Shaver] pushes contemporary eucharistic theology in a way that will likely prove to be invaluable. His work builds upon Hunsinger's writing with a remarkable freshness and offers a framework for taking an old conversation in a new direction. * Cody C. Warta, St Mary's College, University of St Andrews, International Journal of Systematic Theology *

He [Shaver] pushes contemporary eucharistic theology in a way that will likely prove to be invaluable. His work builds upon Hunsinger's writing with a remarkable freshness and offers a framework for taking an old conversation in a new direction. * Cody C. Warta, St Mary's College, University of St Andrews, International Journal of Systematic Theology * Shaver's book provides a constructive and innovative contribution to contemporary sacramental and ecumenical theology. * Robert Masson, Heythrop Journal *

He [Shaver] pushes contemporary eucharistic theology in a way that will likely prove to be invaluable. His work builds upon Hunsinger's writing with a remarkable freshness and offers a framework for taking an old conversation in a new direction. * Cody C. Warta, St Mary's College, University of St Andrews, International Journal of Systematic Theology * Shaver's book provides a constructive and innovative contribution to contemporary sacramental and ecumenical theology. * Robert Masson, Heythrop Journal * Those with ears to hear and eyes to see will find some helpful goods to bring to the meal that still divides. * Bryan D. Spinks, Journal of Ecclesiastical History * There is much in this excellent volume to stimulate theological, liturgical, and metaphysical reflection on the eucharist. * David Grumett, Journal of Theological Studies *

Author Information

Stephen R. Shaver is the rector of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa, California. He earned his Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, where he has taught courses in eucharistic theology and liturgical leadership.

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