並列摘要
Christianity is a religion which pays more than superficial tribute to language. On the one hand, Christianity in its very root believes in one book-the Bible-as the ＂Word＂ of God. On the other hand, without language, Christian experiences cannot be expressed and communicated, and something which could not be spoken of in any sense would be void of meaning. In addition, Christianity needs to be proclaimed and defended through speech and writing, and celebrated via hymns and liturgy. For these reasons, language is theologically and practically vital to the Christian faith. In this paper, we will examine Thomas Aquina's usage of analogy in talking about God. The flow of the paper will be as follows. First, the use of analogy will be traced back to the age of the Greeks and the Neoplatonists. We will see how analogy was used in the various disciplines of that time. Then we will go through the arguments given by Aquinas as to why to speak of the Divine using univocal and equivocal languages is not appropriate. Next, we will see how he advocates a middle ground, i. e. the use of analogy as the proper way to speak of God. Finally, we will look at the distinctions he makes regarding analogy and how metaphor compares with it.
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