How Do The Apophatic Way (Via Negativa) And The Cataphatic Way (Via Positiva) Compare As Approaches To Religious Language?

Question 1

The apophatic way aims to provide opportunities for saying things that are literally ? of God. It tries to avoid the need for people to guess what an ? or a ? might mean.

Answer 1

True.
Analogy.
Symbol.

Question 2

It might be successful in conveying the ? of God but less successful in helping someone who has no idea of God towards an understanding of what ? ? mean when they’re talking about God.

Answer 2

Mystery.

Religious believers.

Question 3

Analogy and symbol have advantages where they help people gain a picture of what the ? is making them understand, leaving the opportunity for different people to have their own ? understanding. This can be an advantage in allowing freedom for people to believe in their own way, whilst being ? if there’s too much diversity of understanding that could lead to conflict.

Answer 3

Believer.
Individual.
Problematic.

Question 4

The fact that we use ? and ? so often in non-religious contexts is testament to their usefulness.

Answer 4

Analogies.

Symbols.

Question 5

Religious ? tend to use a range of methods depending on the ? in which the communication is happening.

Answer 5

Believers.

Context.