cataphatism

• Theologischer Begriff für die Auffassung, dass Gott durch positive Aussagen und ihm zugeschriebene Eigenschaften erkannt werden kann, etwa durch die Gottebenbildlichkeit des Menschen.

A theological term referring to the belief that God can be known positively and affirmatively through attributes and descriptions revealed to humanity, such as the concept that humans were created in God's image.

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1. Theological doctrine of positive knowledgeC2formal

   The belief that God can be known positively and affirmatively through attributes, descriptions, and revelations provided by God, such as the statement that humans were created in God's image.

   Kataphatische Theologie

   • Cataphatism asserts that divine attributes like goodness and wisdom are truly knowable.
   • Theologians debate whether cataphatism or apophatism better describes the divine nature.
   • In cataphatism, the phrase 'God is love' is taken as a positive statement about God's essence.

   Antonymeapophatism