On Saying too Little and Saying too Much
“To conceive of God as simply infinite mystery, as the Void beyond our conceiving, was to lapse into silence. It was to say too little. To conceive of God as simply presence, as mercy, as friend, as ally, was to risk a … reduction of the mystery to the level of easy familiarity. It was to say more t...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1989
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Theology today
Année: 1989, Volume: 46, Numéro: 2, Pages: 130-138 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | “To conceive of God as simply infinite mystery, as the Void beyond our conceiving, was to lapse into silence. It was to say too little. To conceive of God as simply presence, as mercy, as friend, as ally, was to risk a … reduction of the mystery to the level of easy familiarity. It was to say more than should be said.” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057368904600203 |
