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Negative Theology
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[German Version]
I. Early Church Negative or apophatic theology (Gk ϑεολογία ἀποϕατική/
theología apophatikḗ) originated as a (neo)platonic methodology using denial or negation (ἀπόϕασις/
apóphasis) to attain a mode of thinking and speaking appropriate to the supreme form of being or the divine One, as well as a vision of or union (ἕνωσις/
hénōsis) with it. Negative theology thus represents a mystagogic path of knowledge, leading to the divine mystery. The basic princip…
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Religion Past and Present
Sühne
(3,009 words)
[English Version]
I. ReligionswissenschaftlichWährend im »Sühneversuch« als Instrument zur gütlichen Beilegung eines Rechtsstreits die juristische Dimension von S. nachklingt, verweist die Bedeutung des Sühnebegriffs (Beschwichtigung, Besänftigung) zunächst ganz allg. auf die (Wieder-)Herstellung eines ungestörten Zustands bzw. einer »heilen« Beziehung. Im Unterschied zu Versöhnung (engl. atonement; zumeist auf jüd.-christl. Sühnevorstellungen bezogen) ist S. (engl. expiation) weniger spezifisch b…
Expiation
(3,758 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Bible – III. Dogmatics – IV. Ethics
I. Religious Studies While (re)conciliation as an instrument for reaching an amicable settlement in a lawsuit has echoes of the legal ¶ dimension of expiation, the meaning of expiation (appeasement, pacification) refers first of all to the (re)establishment of an undisturbed state or of a “sound” relationship. In contrast to atonement (Reconciliation: II), which is essentially rooted in Jewish and Christian notions of reconciliation, expiation is less specifically…
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Religion Past and Present