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Apophasis and System. Dogmatic Theology in Apophatic Perspective

Verbum Vitae, 2023
The subject of the article is the nature of theological apophasis in relation to the systematic aspirations of theological reflection. This relationship is analyzed from the perspective of the three essential truths of Christianity that form the hard ...
Robert Woźniak
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Apophatic theology as a resource for eco-theology

International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, 2022
This essay explores the potential for eco-theology as a part of the (Christian) theological tradition that, so far, has only been analyzed to a limited extent with regard to what it might contribute to forms of theology that further more sustainable forms of humankind’s (co-)inhabitation of the world: the tradition of apophatic theology.
Iris Veerbeek, Peter-Ben Smit
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APOPHATIC THEOLOGY: PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS AND THOMAS AQUINAS

Innovare Journal of Social Sciences, 2023
Dionysius’s apophatic theology developed the basic tenets necessary for a deeper focus on God in Christian theology. The confusion it caused in Christian theology was powerfully presented through the investigations presented by the Neo-platonic philosophers.
B. S. M. Mendis
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Apophatic Theology of God’s Incomprehensible Trinitarianism as Seen by Vladimir N. Lossky

Collectanea Theologica
The purpose of this text is to present the apophatic struggle with the incomprehensible mystery of God’s trinitarianism by one of the most eminent Orthodox theologians of the 20th century, and a radical defender of the apophatic nature of Christian ...
Michał Płóciennik
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Plotinus’s Apophatic Theology

Ideas and Ideals, 2020
The purpose of this article is to analyze the content of Plotinus’s apophatic theology. The problem of the limit of human cognition has always been topical in the history of the human thought. The absolute reality acted as such a limit in Platonism. The apophatic aspect was the final step of its cognition.
Dmitriy A. Filin, Russia Arts
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Apophatic and Cataphatic Ways of Soviet Political Theology

Социология власти, 2022
The discourse of political theology developed by Schmitt makes it possible to identify a secular religion in Marxism. Marxism is aimed at achieving an “earthly paradise”. In the Soviet project, based on the “dictatorship of the worldview” (Berdyaev), its
D. V. Popov
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Elements of Apophatic Theology in the Writings of Elizabeth of the Trinity

Verbum Vitae, 2023
The article is a theological and spiritual reflection on the spiritual doctrine of the French mystic St. Elizabeth of the Trinity OCD (Élisabeth Catez), who lived from 1880 to 1906. The present study seeks to explain the reason why apart from cataphatic
Jan Miczyński
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The Apophatic Theology and the Sacred in the Poetry of Dmitrij Prigov

Studi Slavistici
The article considers the poetic production of Dmitrij Prigov, one of the most prominent representatives of Moscow Conceptualism, and focuses on the references that can be found in Prigov’s works to the apophatic or negative theology of Pseudo-Dionysius
Alice Bravin
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Can There Be an Apophatic Science-engaged Theology?

Theology and Science
Although firmly embedded in the Christian tradition, apophaticism remains an underrepresented voice in the dialogue between science and theology. This is no surprise given that apophatic theology eschews the idea that we can fully comprehend God’s nature and divine activity.
Mikael Leidenhag
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APOPHATIC THEOLOGY IN THE WORKS OF EUGENE THACKER

Вестник Мининского университета, 2017
In article attempts to explore the relationship of contemporary american philosopher Eugene Thacker to apophatic theology, which is the cornerstone for almost all of his works.
A. K. Saimiddinov, E. V. Kuchinov
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