Cataphatic way - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

This 2 page document includes a summary of Aquinas' cataphatic way or via positive. If you are struggling to understand this concept, reading this document is the way to go! What's inside: - Aquinas' cataphatic way explained - definitions of univocal language and equivocal language - Analogy - Why we would use analogy according to Aquinas - Analogy of attribution - Analogy of proper proportion - examples to further aid understanding

This 6 page document includes 3 extremely detailed essay plans on religious language. What's inside: Question 1 - 'Does the apophatic way provide an effective method for theological discussion?' Question 2 - To what extent is symbol an effective way of communicating religious ideas? Question 3 - To what extent is the via-positiva (cataphatic way, Aquinas) an effective way of communicating religious ideas? These essay plans include a wide range of scholars, counter arguments, a A* ...

Notes on Religious Language in accordance with the OCR Religious Studies specification. The notes provide information, scholars, ideas and quotes compiled from various resources from both within and outside of the curriculum.

This A* essay plan explores the cataphatic way and whether it is a useful approach to religious language.

These are A* essay plans that discuss via negativa and via positiva approaches to religious language. Questions include: How useful is Aquinas' analogical approach for communicating religious ideas? "The best approach tk religious language is the cataphatic way." Discuss. "Tillich's symbolic approach is more satisfactory than via negative as an approach to religious language." Discuss.

In depth evaluative essay as well as a mini summery of the paragraphs this essay got 34/40 = A* includes all key scholars

This is an A* essay plan critically comparing Tillich's symbolic approach with the via negativa. Scholars mentioned: - Maimonides - Pseudo-Dionysus - Tillich

This A* essay plans discusses Aquinas' analogical approach and how useful it is when discussing religious ideas.

A selection of possible essay titles that could come up in the A-Level Religious Studies exam. Includes 3 arguments and evaluation in green/red based.

These revision notes for the new OCR Religious Studies A level cover theories of religious language. They cover the apophatic and cataphatic way ( which is further broken down into Analogical and Symbolic language). It includes evaluation of all the ideas presented. They are detailed and are to an A* standard