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The PloughCast

81: Can Metaphors Help Us Live Well?

Apr 17, 2024
36:18

Joy Clarkson discusses her new book, and the importance of metaphor.

Why are metaphors important? How can they help us live well – and how can they go wrong? Why should we not think of ourselves as computers? And what does all this mean for our language about God?

In the discussion, Joy and Susannah range widely through topics including apophatic theology, the inevitability of metaphorical language, Owen Barfield, Anthroposophy, Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi, Suzanne Simard’s research on how trees communicate via fungal networks, and much more.

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