Symbol (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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What religious symbols convey
What religious symbols convey
Religious ideas beyond the observable
Tillich: religious symbols function as
Tillich: religious symbols function as
Analogies
Symbols' relationship with reality
Symbols' relationship with reality
Participate in the reality they represent
Christian cross symbolises
Christian cross symbolises
Christ's suffering/sacrifice & hope of salvation
Water symbolises in Christianity
Water symbolises in Christianity
Purification & new life (e.g. baptism)
Bultmann: where symbols are often found
Bultmann: where symbols are often found
In myths
Tillich: what symbols open up
Tillich: what symbols open up
Levels of reality otherwise inaccessible
Tillich: symbols relate to these human concerns
Tillich: symbols relate to these human concerns
Ultimate concerns (life, death, meaning)
Tillich: symbols direct attention to
Tillich: symbols direct attention to
The Infinite or Ultimate Reality
Jung: why symbols have universal meanings
Jung: why symbols have universal meanings
Shared experiences in collective unconscious
Jung: what religious symbols express
Jung: what religious symbols express
Archetypal truths about human condition
Strength: what symbols bridge
Strength: what symbols bridge
Gap between human finitude & infinite nature of God
Strength: type of power symbols have
Strength: type of power symbols have
Emotional or spiritual power
Weakness: main problem with symbolic language
Weakness: main problem with symbolic language
Ambiguous & open to misinterpretation
A.J. Ayer & logical positivists' view of symbols
A.J. Ayer & logical positivists' view of symbols
Meaningless (cannot be empirically verified)