Religious Language Flashcards
Analogy
An attempt to explain the meaning of something which is difficult to understand by comparing it with something that is more securely within our reference frame
Apophatic theology
the denial of a positive description of God - hence Via Negativa
Blik
Framework of interpretation: non-cognitive and non-falsifiable
Eschatology
End of time
Falsification Principle
A sentence is factually significant if there is some form of evidence, which could falsify it.
Katapahtic theology
“Affirmation”, so the use of positive terms about God
Language game
Wittgenstein’s idea that language has meaning within a particular social context, each being governed by different rules
Logical Positivism
Metaphysical and theological language are meaningless as they are neither matters of logic nor provable by empirical evidence.
