tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761299353572567490.post64633322824864048..comments2023-04-14T06:55:09.902-07:00Comments on Matt Boswell Writes Things Here: God is Not a Tuna MeltMatt Boswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060392531688906553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761299353572567490.post-21382727773540154222012-09-19T17:39:14.749-07:002012-09-19T17:39:14.749-07:00I think you're right, Jeff...I don't know ...I think you're right, Jeff...I don't know much about apophatic prayer, but your description makes it seem like a more practical, experiential expression of the concept of apophasis. It sounds to me like apophatic theology and apophatic prayer have similar goals: discouraging over-defining the divine, humility, and openness.Matt Boswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060392531688906553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761299353572567490.post-58820498231476372052012-09-19T16:31:45.381-07:002012-09-19T16:31:45.381-07:00Isn't apophatic prayer much more than speaking...Isn't apophatic prayer much more than speaking of what God is not? My training has taught me that apophatic prayer is the highest or most advanced form of prayer. ...it is prayer without form, simply because any "form" or description of God in prayer is weak at best. Therefore, it seems to me, even speaking of what God is not, can be kataphatic because will still stir imagery and imagination.Jeff Bordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512627007651292590noreply@blogger.com