Negative Theology: Its Use and Christological Function in Late Antiquity and Subsequent Developments

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2023
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Wydawnictwo KUL
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This article discusses the historical development of negative theology from its formulations in early Christianity to its later forms in Medieval Neo-Platonism. First analyzing how in early Christian thought negative theology was often used for a Christological purpose, the article goes on to discuss the implications of the Neo-Platonic notion of God as beyond being. While primarily applying a historical methodology, the article concludes by encouraging a rediscovery of the Christological orientation for negative theology found in its early Christian formulations.
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negative theology, Christology, Clement of Alexandria, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Neo-Platonism
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"Verbum Vitae", 2023, T. 41, nr 3, s. 623-645
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/5967
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Verbum Vitae, 2023, T. 41, Nr 3: Negative theology: From Anthropomorphism to Apophaticism