[kosta50]

There is a long tradition of the "negative way", even in the West, that recognizes that very little is known about the essence of God

Indeed there is. Apophatic approach is the approahc of the hesychast, the Cappadocian Fathers and the Desert Fathers. The backbone of our common orthodox and ctaholic faith is in apophatic knowledge of God, through prayer, Eucharist, liturgy, fasting, etc., and not through scholastics.

Of course, scholasticism has a place in the Church in bringing people to stop "figuring out" God by way of reason and logic, paradoxically, by using reason and logic. It is through cataphatic knowledge that we realize we know nothing of God's essence.

[jo kus]

Apophatic approach is the approahc of the hesychast, the Cappadocian Fathers and the Desert Fathers. The backbone of our common orthodox and ctaholic faith is in apophatic knowledge of God, through prayer, Eucharist, liturgy, fasting, etc., and not through scholastics.

Agreed. The height of human wisdom is knowing we are ignorant about God and His essence. John the Apostle, who lived with Christ for three years, said that no one can see God. Paul also said we see as in a dim mirror. Our experiential knowledge of God is quite limited because we cannot comprehend the concept of infinity.

Regards

[D-fendr]

Thanks for both of your replies.

The backbone of our common orthodox and catholic faith is in apophatic knowledge of God, through prayer, Eucharist, liturgy, fasting, etc., and not through scholastics.

Yes.