The Christian life as a family life in John Henry Newman’s “Parochial and Plain Sermons” Cover Image

Życie chrześcijańskie jako życie rodzinne w Parochial and Plain Sermons Johna Henry’ego Newmana
The Christian life as a family life in John Henry Newman’s “Parochial and Plain Sermons”

Author(s): Marcin Kuczok
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: conceptualization; family; Christian life; John Henry Newman; sermons

Summary/Abstract: The present paper aims at analyzing the conceptualization of CHRISTIAN LIFE through the conceptual metaphor CHRISTIAN LIFE IS FAMILY LIFE in John Henry Newman’s “Parochial and Plain Sermons”. After the presentation of the theory of conceptual metaphor in the light of cognitive semantics, the members of the metaphorical family of the Christian life are introduced. Next, the article analyzes the metaphorical way of a Christian’s growing up, whose goal is a spiritual marriage with Christ.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 31-42
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish