Metaphors of meaning
By: Linda Wilson
Series: Pendle Hill pamphlet -- 437; Pendle Hill pamphlet -- 435
Publisher: Pendle Hill Publications
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Wallingford, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780875744377
Subjects: Spiritual life; Society of Friends; Study and teaching; Doctrines; Metaphor; Religious aspects; Bible
Description: "The spiritual life defies description through words. To understand our own spiritual experiences and talk about them with others, we frequently rely on images or metaphors to convey our meaning. Linda Wison explores metaphors that are commonly used for expressing life in the spirit, noting that their meaning can vary from person to person, framed by one's geographical roots, culture, and gender. Wilson recognizes her own spiritualiy in the image of "tending one's spiritual home," a metaphor she develops with insight and care, as she offers an example to readers for finding and working with one's own metaphors"
Notes: "February 2016"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 32).

Linda Wilson, a New Zealander of Scottish descent, was born on the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. This is what she would like us to know about her: "I am descended from the Scots, from the clan of Gunn ... I now live in the Waidato, under the shelter fo the tribe of Waikato Tainui. Ellen Peterson and Rosalie Williams are my grandmoters. Henry Fox and Gavin Wilson are my grandfathers. Margery Fox and Donald Wilson area my parents, now twinkling stars, and they gave birth to me. My name is Linda Wilson. I have one foster daughter and my husband is Robert.