Apophatic Theology: Learning to Know by Unknowing

Apophatic Theology is the discipline of approaching reality—especially the divine—by way of negation. Instead of saying what God is, it proceeds by stating what God is not, or by insisting that whatever we affirm of the divine is finally inadequate. This “negative way” (via negativa) is not mere pessimism or skepticism; it is a method for protecting mystery, dismantling idols of the mind, and opening a space for direct encounter that does not depend entirely on concepts.