The apophatic way- via negativa (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Quizzes
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What is the via negativa approach to understanding God?
What is the via negativa approach to understanding God?
Saying what God is not
Why does via negativa avoid positive statements about God?
Why does via negativa avoid positive statements about God?
Human language can't fully capture God
What analogy did Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa use?
What analogy did Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa use?
We can't understand an ant's essence
According to Evagrius Ponticus, what is the highest understanding of God?
According to Evagrius Ponticus, what is the highest understanding of God?
Pure prayer
What did Evagrius say via negativa aims to reach?
What did Evagrius say via negativa aims to reach?
Divine darkness beyond concepts
What did John Scotus Eriugena say God possesses alone?
What did John Scotus Eriugena say God possesses alone?
Immortality
What danger did Maimonides warn about?
What danger did Maimonides warn about?
Anthropomorphising God
What did Aquinas think via negativa was?
What did Aquinas think via negativa was?
A prelude to understanding God
What did Brian Davies argue via negativa provides?
What did Brian Davies argue via negativa provides?
No knowledge about God
What did W.R. Inge say via negativa leads to?
What did W.R. Inge say via negativa leads to?
Annihilation of God and humanity
What concept did Chesterton and de Chardin discuss?
What concept did Chesterton and de Chardin discuss?
Divination of matter
What does Christian orthodoxy insist about God?
What does Christian orthodoxy insist about God?
His involvement in the world