A Small Catechism for Univocity in Theology

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسنده
Elton L Hollon
Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Letters, California State University, Los Angeles, California, United States
10.30470/phm.2025.726806
چکیده
The following article discusses the problem of univocity in theology. It considers the classical dilemma that univocal terms used of God and human beings compromise God’s mystery while terms used equivocally of each compromise knowledge of God. One solution is that all terms used of both are analogous. Critical arguments against univocity, equivocity, and analogy are considered. Modern analysis of analogy identifies significant problems with the theory, prompting reconsideration of arguments against univocity since equivocity holds no promise for theological knowledge. Our thesis is that these arguments have plausible responses and propose a way of conceiving univocity in theology.

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عنوان مقاله English

A Small Catechism for Univocity in Theology

نویسنده English

Elton L. Hollon
Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Letters, California State University, Los Angeles, California, United States
چکیده English

The following article discusses the problem of univocity in theology. It considers the classical dilemma that univocal terms used of God and human beings compromise God’s mystery while terms used equivocally of each compromise knowledge of God. One solution is that all terms used of both are analogous. Critical arguments against univocity, equivocity, and analogy are considered. Modern analysis of analogy identifies significant problems with the theory, prompting reconsideration of arguments against univocity since equivocity holds no promise for theological knowledge. Our thesis is that these arguments have plausible responses and propose a way of conceiving univocity in theology.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Analogy
Equivocity
Imago Dei
Theological Language
Univocity