Symbol (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Quizzes
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What do religious symbols represent according to the note?
What do religious symbols represent according to the note?
Reality beyond the observable
According to Tillich, how do religious symbols function?
According to Tillich, how do religious symbols function?
As analogies
What unique quality do symbols have beyond just representing something?
What unique quality do symbols have beyond just representing something?
They participate in the reality
What does the Cross symbolize in Christianity?
What does the Cross symbolize in Christianity?
Suffering, sacrifice & hope of salvation
What does water symbolize in religious traditions like Christianity?
What does water symbolize in religious traditions like Christianity?
Purification and new life
According to Tillich, what do symbols open up that ordinary language cannot access?
According to Tillich, what do symbols open up that ordinary language cannot access?
Levels of reality
What does Tillich argue symbols direct attention to?
What does Tillich argue symbols direct attention to?
The Infinite or Ultimate Reality
According to Jung, why do symbols have universal meanings?
According to Jung, why do symbols have universal meanings?
Due to the collective unconscious
Which strength involves symbols connecting human finitude and God's nature?
Which strength involves symbols connecting human finitude and God's nature?
Bridging finite & infinite
What power do symbols carry that literal language lacks?
What power do symbols carry that literal language lacks?
Emotional or spiritual power
Who criticized religious language as meaningless due to lack of empirical verification?
Who criticized religious language as meaningless due to lack of empirical verification?
A.J. Ayer
What risk exists when symbols are misunderstood as literal representations?
What risk exists when symbols are misunderstood as literal representations?
Idolatry