On Not Being Silent in the Darkness: Adorno's Singular Apophaticism

Adorno's late work has often been compared to negative theology, yet there is little serious discussion of this comparison in the secondary literature.1 In most of the existing discussions virtually nothing is said about negative theology, as if it is obvious what it is and what the parallels w...

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Main Author: Finlayson, James Gordon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2011, Volume: 105, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-32
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Summary:Adorno's late work has often been compared to negative theology, yet there is little serious discussion of this comparison in the secondary literature.1 In most of the existing discussions virtually nothing is said about negative theology, as if it is obvious what it is and what the parallels with Adorno's ideas are. The truth is that negative theology is not self-evident, and neither are the parallels with Adorno at all obvious. To find out what they are would require a detailed account of both. In this article I shall make a start in this direction.
ISSN:1475-4517
Contains:Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0017816011000514