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How can I know God if he is incomprehensible? Is it possible to know God in a way that takes seriously the fact that he is beyond knowledge? Steven Boyer and Christopher Hall argue that the "mystery of God" has a rightful place in theological discourse. They contend that considering divine incomprehensibility invites reverence and humility in our thinking and living as Christians and clarifies a...

brings out the fullest understanding, appreciation, and response. The word logos suggests this full, complete engagement of me in the rich depth of my humanness. But full engagement with what? In the case of theology, with theos, with “God.” The Greek term need not imply a capital G, since a household deity or an idol may be a theos. But when Christians use the word “theology,” no such diminished association is tolerable. Moreover, the one God whom Christians wish to study is no mere item of interest,
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