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apophatic

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Adj.1.apophatic - of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable')


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The contemporary apophatic namings of God name God as Incomprehensible.
Speaking truth and seeking justice by Leonard, Timothy / Cross Currents
Eastern Orthodox Christianity emphasizes apophatic theology--the Western equivalent is sometimes called "negative" theology.
Is God responsible? The tsunami & other evils by Garvey, John / Commonweal
For those who may still feel Sturtevant seems to require an apophatic approach, in that, like God, she can only be defined by negative attributes, let's be quick: The work isn't copy because it has never been about her setting up an easel in front of a "masterpiece" and copying stroke by stroke, beholden, derivative.
Sturtevant: Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt by Hainley, Bruce / Artforum International
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