This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her Practical Hermeneutics article, “The Upside-Down Metaphor: A Hermeneutical Critique of Josh Butler’s Beautiful Union“. https://www.equip.org/articles/the-upside-down-metaphor-a-hermeneutical-critique-of-josh-butlers-beautiful-union/ Also see Alisa Ruddell's Viewpoint article on the same book, "Beautiful Union by Joshua Ryan Butler and the Trouble with Borrowing Icons".https://www.equip.org/articles/beautiful-union-by-joshua-ryan-butler-and-the-trouble-with-borrowing-icons//

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