Gregory of Nyssa's Engagement with Conceptual Metaphors: The Analogies of "Father," "Son," and "Begetting" in Against Eunomius

This essay explores what Gregory of Nyssa is doing when he claims in Against Eunomius that his use of the language of "father," "son" and "begetting" for the divine is supported by the "apprehension of ordinary people" and by the "judgement of nature.&quo...

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Auteur principal: Sandwell, Isabella 1972- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2019]
Dans: Religion & theology
Année: 2019, Volume: 26, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 112-146
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Gregorius, Nyssenus 335-394, Contra Eunomium / Littérature chrétienne / Langage / Métaphore / Père / Fils / Conception
RelBib Classification:FA Théologie
KAB Christianisme primitif
KAD Haut Moyen Âge
Sujets non-standardisés:B conceptual metaphors
B divine Sonship of Christ
B Eunomius
B Gregory of Nyssa
B development of Trinitarian doctrine
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Résumé:This essay explores what Gregory of Nyssa is doing when he claims in Against Eunomius that his use of the language of "father," "son" and "begetting" for the divine is supported by the "apprehension of ordinary people" and by the "judgement of nature." It uses conceptual metaphor theory in order to show that while Gregory recognised the role of ordinary human language in comprehending the divine, and so engaged with normal conceptual mappings from the domain of kinship, he also sought to transform those mappings in order to transform peoples' thought processes and thus how they conceptualised the divine.
ISSN:1574-3012
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02601007