Analytic theology and divine mystery
God can be deeply mysterious and precisely knowable
Many theists want to preserve the idea that God is deeply mysterious. At the same time, many analytic theologians — equipped with the tools and trappings of contemporary analytic philosophy — want to say true, precise things about God: why he allows evil, how the Trinity works, how each of his attributes relate to one another, and so on.
For some reason, lots of theists in the divine mystery camp seem to think that these projects are in tension.
I have never been clear on why.
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