religious language

Question 1

religious language

Answer 1

refers to the written and spoken language typically used by religious believers when they talk about god, their religious beliefs and experiences

Question 2

analogy of attribution

Answer 2

Aquinas means that words such as just may be applied to god and humans

Question 3

analogy of proportion

Answer 3

refers to the nature of what something is. we must use analogies in proportion to the nature of god

Question 4

via negitiva

Answer 4

focuses on explaining the nature of god by focusing on what god is not

Question 5

via positiva

Answer 5

focuses on explaining the nature of god by focusing on what god is

Question 6

sign

Answer 6

something that gives information eg road sign

Question 7

symbol

Answer 7

an image or an idea that gives a deeper meaning or understanding. for Tillich something which participates in that to which it points

Question 8

univocal language

Answer 8

this is where words are used to mean the same things in all situations where they are used

Question 9

equivocal language

Answer 9

this is where the words are used to mean different things in different context

Question 10

cognitive language

Answer 10

language that can be described as either true or false

Question 11

non-cognitive language

Answer 11

we cant ask whether the statement is true or false eg prayers