Religious Language

Question 1

Agnoticism

Answer 1

The view that there is insufficient evidence for God, or the view that God cannot be known

Question 2

Truth-claim

Answer 2

A statement that asserts that something is factually true

Question 3

Apophatic way (via negativa)

Answer 3

A range of ways of speaking about God and theological ideas using only terms that say what God is not

Question 4

Cataphatic way (via positiva)

Answer 4

A range of ways of 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