Both/And and Either/Or Approaches

What are the main differences between these approaches?

A both/and approach holds two or more things to be true, while an either/or approach can only hold one thing as the truth.

How can an Either/or perspective blur our vision?

It can blur our vision by making it seem that one thing is true meaning everything else is false and can't be true.

What is an example of a both/and approach?

Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Son of Man.

What is an example of an either/or approach?

Jesus is fully divine and not human.

What do these approaches accomplish?

They reveal what is the truth in theology and what is not. For our religion, both/and approaches are what show that some things can have several truths and not just one concrete truth.

What approach does Catholic theology use?

both/and

What is an either/or approach to theology?

holding that only one thing, and not another can be true at once

What is a both/and approach to theology?

holding two things, that seem to be in tension, to be true