Apophatic vs. Cataphatic theology

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Re: Apophatic vs. Cataphatic theology

Post by Magritte » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:09 am

Are you expressing here what's known as social trinitarianism?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Trinity
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Re: Apophatic vs. Cataphatic theology

Post by Metacrock » Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:53 am

Magritte wrote:Are you expressing here what's known as social trinitarianism?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Trinity
Not if by loving relationship one means to reduce Platonic essence to just that, that would make the unity sort of symbolic. I believe they really share the same essence.
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Re: Apophatic vs. Cataphatic theology

Post by met » Tue Sep 27, 2016 9:33 am

... but if you self-describe as panentheistic, doesn't every other being have to share that essence too?
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