Apophatic Bodies: Negative Theology, Incarnation, and Relationality

by Chris Boesel

Book Overview

The ancient doctrine of negative theology or apophasis--the attempt to describe God by speaking only of what cannot be said about the divine perfection and goodness--has taken on new life in the concern with language and its limits that preoccupies much postmodern philosophy, theology, and related disciplines. How does this mystical tradition intersect with the concern with material bodies that is simultaneously a focus in these areas? This volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823230821
• ISBN13: 9780823230822
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"