Religious Language
Cognitive vs Non-Cognitive
Ten-Mark Questions
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Religious language should be viewed non-cognitively.’
Evaluate this claim. (A-Level 2021)
The Challenges of Verification and Falsification
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine how the meaningfulness of religious language has been challenged. (A-Level Specimen 1)
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Religion has no satisfactory response to the challenge of the verification principle.’
Evaluate this claim. (A-Level 2018)
‘The falsification principle shows that religious language is meaningless.’
Evaluate this claim. (A-Level 2022)
Eschatological Verification with John Hick
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine Hick’s argument that religious language is meaningful because it will be verified eschatologically. (A-Level 2023)
Fifteen-Mark Questions
'Bliks' with R.M. Hare
Ten-Mark Questions
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Hare’s theory of Bliks shows that religious language is meaningful.’
Evaluate this claim. (A-Level 2024)
Language Games with Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ten-Mark Questions
Fifteen-Mark Questions
‘Language game theory shows that religious language is meaningful.’
Evaluate this claim. (A-Level Specimen 1)
Signs and Symbols with Paul Tillich
Ten-Mark Questions
Fifteen-Mark Questions
Analogical Language with Thomas Aquinas
Ten-Mark Questions
Fifteen-Mark Questions
The via negativa with Pseudo-Dionysius
Ten-Mark Questions
Fifteen-Mark Questions
Comparative
Ten-Mark Questions
Examine the meaning of each of the following:
- Religious language is symbolic.
- Religious language is analogical. (A-Level 2018)