Religious Language Flashcards
1
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Anthropomorphism
A
Describing god in human terms, bringing god down to the level of humans
2
Q
Apophatic way (via negativa)
A
Only legitimate way to talk about God is to say what he is not
3
Q
Cataphatic way (via positiva)
A
Uses positive language to describe the qualities and nature of god
4
Q
Univocal
A
A word is used in the same way in different contexts
5
Q
Equivocal
A
A word has different meanings in different contexts
6
Q
Tautology
A
A statement that is always true; it contains the definition within it
7
Q
Language game
A
Rules which make sense of statements
8
Q
Non-cognitive
A
A non-factual statement that cannot be said to be true or false
9
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Cognitive
A
A factual statement that can be true or false
