Negative Theology: Its Use and Christological Function in Late Antiquity and Subsequent Developments
Negative Theology: Its Use and Christological Function in Late Antiquity and Subsequent Developments
Author(s): AAKJÆR STEENBUCH JohannesSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Summary/Abstract: 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.
Journal: Verbum Vitae
- Issue Year: 41/2023
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 623-645
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English