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Classical Religious Language

1. To what extent is the Via Negativa the only way to talk about God?
2. Evaluate the claim that analogy can successfully be used to express the human understanding of God.
3. Critically assess the views of Paul Tillich on religious language.

Religious Language – Twentieth Century Approaches

4. Critically assess Wittgenstein’s belief that language games allow religious statements to have meaning.
5. The falsification principle presents no real challenge to religious belief.  Discuss
6. Critically assess the claim that religious language is meaningless.