Via positiva - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

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.

Full mark 40/40 exam style response example essay, focussing on the topic of 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.

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

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.