Pseudo-Dionysius

Pseudo-Dionysius
Author: Paul Rorem
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1993-05-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0195076648

Dionysius the Areopagite is the pseudonymous author of an influential body of early (about 500 AD) Christian theological texts. Paul Rorem here explores the profound influence of these texts on medieval theolgy in the East and the West.

Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite

Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite
Author: Charles M. Stang
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2012-02-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199640424

This book examines the writings of an early sixth-century Christian mystical theologian who wrote under the name of a convert of the apostle Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite, and argues that the pseudonym and the corresponding influence of Paul are the crucial lens through which to read this influential corpus.

Pseudo-Dionysius

Pseudo-Dionysius
Author: Dionysius
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1987
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780809128389

Here are the complete works of the enigmatic fifth- and sixth-century writer known as the Pseudo Dionysius, prepared by a team of six research scholars.

The Divine Names

The Divine Names
Author: Pseudo-Dionysius (the Areopagite.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1957
Genre: God
ISBN:

"In The Divine Names the unknown Dionysius the Areopagite expresses many profound truths concerning the Divine Nature, based upon discussions of the names which are ascribed in the Bible to Him and to His attributes. In doing so, Dionysius had the advantage of the mystical teachings of the Neoplatonic School, which developed the Platonic teachings. Since he treated these from a Christian point of view, Dionysius played a great part in developing Christian mysticism. At the same time he is a link with the older thought, and therefore illustrates how the one fundamental truth is contimued [sic] through many schools of thought."--

Dionysius the Areopagite on the Divine Names and the Mystical Theology

Dionysius the Areopagite on the Divine Names and the Mystical Theology
Author: Clarence E. Rolt
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1602068364

First published in 1920, this book is a translation-the only known work of British scholar CLARENCE EDWIN ROLT (1880-1917)-of On the Divine Names and The Mystical Theology, by Dionysius the Areopagite, a first-century bishop of Athens. The author is often also referred to as "pseudo-Dionysius" because a variety of anachronisms suggest that the manuscript was actually written much later by an unknown writer. Despite the book's unclear origins, the writings are still greatly valued for their theological insight. Saint Thomas Aquinas often quoted from pseudo-Dionysius, as did many other famous and influential theologians and philosophers. Pseudo-Dionysius deals, here, with the Supra-Personality of God. Personality, by definition, is a quality limited to an individual. God, on the other hand, is the opposite of an individual. God is in all things, so one cannot speak of a personality for the divine. Rather, pseudo-Dionysius proposes a Supra-Personality, which describes aspects and qualities of the universal being. Religious scholars and Christians wanting a different understanding of the relationship between God and the universe will find this a challenging but ultimately thought-provoking study.

John of Scythopolis and the Dionysian Corpus

John of Scythopolis and the Dionysian Corpus
Author: Paul Rorem
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780198269700

This book casts light on the figure of John of Scythopolis, the sixth-century theologian who composed a series of annotations to the works attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite (whose conversion by St Paul is mentioned in Acts 17: 34). It surveys John's sources, methods, and doctrinal concerns in the context of the important theological debates that wracked the eastern churches in the aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon.

The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite

The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite
Author: John Parker
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2018-11-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9780344977435

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Evagrius and Gregory

Evagrius and Gregory
Author: Kevin Corrigan
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2009
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780754616856

This book makes accessible, to a wide audience, the thought of Evagrius and Gregory on the soul, in the context of ancient philosophy/theology and the Cappadocians generally. Corrigan argues that in these two figures we witness the birth of new forms of thought and of empirical science in a new key. Evagrius and Gregory are no mere receivers of a monolithic pagan and Christian tradition, but innovative, critical interpreters on the range and limits of cognitive psychology, the soul-body relation, reflexive self-knowledge, personal and human identity and the soul's practical relation to goodness in the context of human experience and divine self-disclosure. This book provides a critical evaluation of their thought on these major issues and argues that in Evagrius and Gregory we see the important integration of many different concerns that later Christian thought was not always able to balance including: mysticism, asceticism, cognitive science, philosophy, and theology.