Key Terms

Question 1

Agnosticism?

Answer 1

The view that there’s insufficient evidence for God, or the view that God can’t be known.

Question 2

Truth-claim?

Answer 2

A statement that asserts that something’s factually true.

Question 3

Apophatic way (via negativa)?

Answer 3

A way of speaking about God and theological ideas using only terms that say what God isn’t.

Question 4

Cataphatic way (via positiva)?

Answer 4

A range of ways speaking about God and theological ideas using only terms that say what God is.

Question 5

Univocal language?

Answer 5

Words that mean the same thing when used in different contexts.

Question 6

Equivocal language?

Answer 6

Words that mean different things when used in different contexts.

Question 7

Analogy?

Answer 7

A comparison made between one thing and another in an effort to aid understanding.

Question 8

Symbol?

Answer 8

A word or other kind of representation used to stand for something else and to shed light on its meaning.