Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Influence of Neo-Platonism on Mystical Christianity

Описание: Dionysius, known to St John of the Cross and St Thomas Aquinas as St Denis, and to modern scholars as pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, although deprecated by many modern scholars, was one of the most profoundly influential theologians of both the ancient and medieval churches. Dionysius wrote under a pseudonym; scholars have no clue about his identity.

Church Fathers Profoundly Influenced by Dionysus:
Eastern Christianity
• St Maximus the Confessor
• Andrew of Crete
Western Christianity
• St Thomas Aquinas
• John Scotus Eriugena
• Pope Gregory the Great
• Albert the Great
• St John of the Cross
Mystical Theologians
• Author of The Cloud of Unknowing
• Meister Eckhart

Modern Theologians whose observations of Dionysius we study:
• Introductions to Pseudo-Dionysius, the Complete Works
Jaroslav Pelikan, plus the lesser-known Jean Leclercq and Karlfried Froelich.
• Frederick Copleston, influential Jesuit Professor, author of the series, History of Philosophy.
• Influential Orthodox Scholars: Andrew Louth, John Anthony McGuckin, and Vladimir Lossky.
• Jaroslav Pelikan, influential scholar, mentions Dionysius in first three volumes of The Christian Tradition, History of Development of Doctrine
• Hans Ur von Balthasar, influential Catholic scholar in his work on St Maximus the Confessor.

We also discuss:
• Influence of the Neo-Platonism of Proclus, and Plato, on the works of Dionysius.
• How Dionysius is first mentioned in 533 by Severus, the Patriarch of Alexandria.
• How Peter Abelard was skeptical of his apostolic origins, but his romance with Heloise ruined his credibility.
• Whether Dionysius a monophysite.
• Martin Luther’s objections to the theology of Dionysius.
• How the works of Dionysius influenced the doctrine of deification by St Maximus the Confessor.

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