2c. Content of Philosophy of religion (H573/01) - 5. Religious Language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic - Religious language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic — OCR A-Level Religious Studies
2c. Content of Philosophy of religion (H573/01) - 5. Religious Language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic - Religious language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic explained
2c. Content of Philosophy of religion (H573/01) - 5.
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Religious Language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic - Religious language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic covers 10 specification points, including the apophatic way – the via negativa and cataphatic way – the via positiva. Open a point below for its explanation and revision guidance.
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- the apophatic way – the via negativa
- cataphatic way – the via positiva
- the argument that theological language is best approached by negation
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- the understanding of religious language in terms of analogy, with reference to: Aquinas’s analogy of attribution and analogy of proper proportion
- understanding of the language of religious expression in terms of symbol, with reference to: Tillich’s view of theological language as almost entirely symbolic
- comparison of the usefulness of the above approaches to religious language
- whether or not the apophatic way enables effective understanding of theological discussion
- whether or not Aquinas’ analogical approaches support effective expression of language about God
- whether or not religious discourse is comprehensible if religious language is understood as symbolic