Abstract This essay considers the apophatic elements in the writings of some of the major exponents of the Flemish or Dutch school of vernacular theology in the high and late-medieval period. First the spirituality of the beguine Hadewijch is discussed, in whose oeuvre the topic of divine longing takes central stage. Secondly, the mystical theology of Jan van Ruusbroec and his ideal of the...
Abstract Apophatic theology is relevant to Christian spirituality today as a form of Christological ascetico-mysticism. This chapter demonstrates the spiritual pertinence of Dionysius the Areopagite’s apophatic theology through its connections to Scriptural Christologies and its opposition to specific formations of the self in the context of neoliberal capitalism. Studies of Second Temple...
Abstract What is the epitome of science? Today, it is seen as residing in the scientific methods and practices of experimentation. For the Latin scholastics, the epitome of scientia has commonly been identified as the method and practice of demonstration. Yet Albert the Great (1200–1280) offered a different answer to our question. He relegated demonstration to a lower rank, and instead...