THEO1702 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Divine Providence, Abrahamic Religions, Historical Jesus
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E. x: when we say god is good we have the exact same meaning as when we say. Term that has a variety of meanings. E. x: when we say god is good we do not mean in the same way my dog is good. E. x: what god is not - god is not hate . Via negativa (way of negation) equivocal: many meanings. Term supposed to convey one or more similar characteristics that exist between two ideas (aquinas) E. x: when we say god is good we mean there is a similarity between human goodness and god"s goodness, although they are not the same. Analogy - the way of knowing god according to catholic teaching, via eminent (way of eminence) We can say what god is like, not what god is. Kataphatic analogous praxis theology (literal definition and 3 parts of the process)
