Unknowing God: Toward a Post-Abusive Theology

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Gouche and Gold Leaf on Basswood and Birch Boards Med- 9 x 12in. The Christian mystical tradition has its roots in Holy Scripture but was enunciated most clearly by the late 5th century author writing under the name Dionysius the Areopagite. “For of all other creatures and their works, yea, and of the works of God, a man may through grace have full knowledge, and well he can think of them. ” Named after an anonymous work of Christian Mysticism written in the 14th century. Created as a primer to instruct young monks to develop techniques for encountering God, its tone is not academic or austere but rather a loving call for believers to grow closer to God through meditation and prayer. It was acquaintance with the medieval version of that work which inspired the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing and led him to develop his insights and perceptions of the obscurity and “unknowability” of God. The Icon was finished but I was not happy with how it turned out and put it on a shelf.