Cataphatic way- the via positiva (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Limitation of language re: God
Limitation of language re: God
Language is limited when describing God
Cognitive sentence definition
Cognitive sentence definition
Subject to truth/falsity
Non-cognitive sentence definition
Non-cognitive sentence definition
Cannot be subject to truth/falsity
Dawkins' view on religious sentences
Dawkins' view on religious sentences
Cognitive and false
Believers' position on 'God exists'
Believers' position on 'God exists'
True & correct account of reality
Cataphatic way definition
Cataphatic way definition
Affirms what God is; makes positive statements about God
Teilhard on God & material things
Teilhard on God & material things
Can say something positive despite limitations
Teilhard on knowing God's love
Teilhard on knowing God's love
Can know God's love through experiencing love
Via Positiva main claim
Via Positiva main claim
Possible to say something positive about God
3 supporters of Via Positiva
3 supporters of Via Positiva
Aquinas, Maimonides, Anselm
Children of God & understanding
Children of God & understanding
Possible to have some understanding within our limits
Theosis (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Theosis (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Likeness and unity with God
Rowan Williams on divination about God
Rowan Williams on divination about God
From beginning of faith, points to critical encounter