Introduction to practical implications

Abstract

Forty years ago when I was writing Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language, there were few sources in theology on models or on metaphor. I turned to literature for insight into metaphor and to science for help with understanding the nature of models. This impressive volume, Models of God and Alternative Ultimate Realities, as well as many other publications, witnesses to how far we have come in four decades. It is now widely accepted that thinking in terms of models and metaphors is crucial to many areas, including the sciences, philosophy, and religion, among others.