Wolff, Edda Stephanie (2023). Listening out for God’s breath – a negative hermeneutical approach to mysticism. Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society, 9(1), pp. 1-27. Brill 10.30965/23642807-bja10085
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This essay argues that a negative hermeneutics, i.e., a hermeneutics that takes its starting point from the experience of gaps, failures, and limits, is a suitable lens for the study of mysticism. It uses the concept of travail of the negative, which focuses on dynamics of a continuous ‘unsaying’ and ‘subverting’ of traditional expressions of faith and religious practice, to explore the connection between aspects of practical and theoretical negativity in mystical expressions. It suggests that this approach to mystical theology makes an important contribution to the wider theological discourse and encourages theology to take the fundamental character of negation seriously.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
01 Faculty of Theology > Institute of Old Catholic Theology > Church History and Historical Theology, Liturgical Studies 01 Faculty of Theology > Institute of Old Catholic Theology > Systematic Theology, Ecumenical Theology, Practical Theology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Wolff, Edda Stephanie |
Subjects: |
200 Religion > 240 Christian practice & observance 200 Religion > 270 History of Christianity |
ISSN: |
2365-3140 |
Publisher: |
Brill |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Edda Stephanie Wolff |
Date Deposited: |
28 Mar 2024 12:33 |
Last Modified: |
02 Jul 2024 14:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.30965/23642807-bja10085 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/194933 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/194933 |
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