“The Negative way” by Ryan Phipps

In the study of theology, if one studies long enough, it’s likely that they will come across a method of study called, “Via Negativa.”

Via Negativa is the Latin for, “The Negative Way.” It’s a type of theological thinking that attempts to describe God by negation— to speak only in terms of what may not be said about God.

The Irish theologian and philosopher, John Scotus Erigena defined Via Negativa as such:

“We do not know what God is. God does not know what God is because God is not any created thing. Literally God is not, because God transcends being.” ~ John Scotus Erigena

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