Denying Divinity: Apophasis in the Patristic Christian and Soto Zen Buddhist Traditions

by J.P. Williams

The classical texts of Christianity and Zen Buddhism contain resources with potent appeal to contemporary spirituality. The 'apophatic', or 'negative', may offer a means to integrate the conservation of traditional religious practices and beliefs with an openness to experience beyond the limits of doctrine and of rational thought. Here, J.P. Williams argues for a new understanding of what is meant by apophatic theology. He demonstrates how an apophatic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198269994
• ISBN13: 9780198269991
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"