Negative Theology in Contemporary Interpretations
The tradition of negative theology has very deep roots which go back to the Late Greek Antiquity and the Early Christian period. Although Dionysius is usually regarded as the Father of negative theology, yet he has not initiated a revolution in the religious philosophy, but rather brought together...
| Published in: | European journal for philosophy of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2018]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Negative theology
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BE Greco-Roman religions FD Contextual theology KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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Transcendence
B Mystical Experience B cataphaticism B Apophaticism B Negative Theology |
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| Summary: | The tradition of negative theology has very deep roots which go back to the Late Greek Antiquity and the Early Christian period. Although Dionysius is usually regarded as the Father of negative theology, yet he has not initiated a revolution in the religious philosophy, but rather brought together various elements of thinking regarding the knowledge of God and built a system which is a synthesis of Platonic, neo-Platonic and Christian ideas. The aim of this article is to illustrate the views of some more modern theologians on the nature, types and levels of apophaticism in the Greek Patristic tradition, trying to establish the role that negation can play in facilitating man's attaining to the knowledge of God. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v10i2.1796 |