“Joining into God's breath” travail of the negative as a connection between mysticism and political activism

This essay argues that a negative hermeneutics, i.e., hermeneutics takes its starting point from the experience of gaps, failures, and limits, is suitable lens for study mysticism. It uses concept travail negative, which focuses on dynamics continuous ‘unsaying’ ‘subverting’ traditional expressions faith religious practice, to explore connection between aspects practical theoretical negativity in mystical expressions. suggests this approach theology makes an important contribution wider theological discourse encourages take fundamental character negation seriously.