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English
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Conceptual Metaphor Theory and the Mormon Understanding of God
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Mormonism at the Crossroads of Philosophy and Theology : Essays in Honor of David L. Paulsen
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Draper, UT
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Greg Kofford Books
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193-209
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My chapter explores a prominent new way of thinking about metaphor and language that would require Mormons to seriously rethink their understanding of God. Since this rethinking involves some of their most distinctive beliefs, I doubt it is possible for them to agree with my approach. Nevertheless, I offer this essay in the spirit of honest, good-natured dialogue. [From the text]