The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys
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Title
The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys
Subject
Mysticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600
Description
An outline of the development of mystical theology in the Patristic period, tracing its roots to Plato and the Hellenistic tradition and centering on Origen, the Nicene Fathers, Augustine, Denys the Areopagite, and St. John of the Cross.
Creator
Andrew Louth
Publisher
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
Table Of Contents
Plato -- Philo -- Plotinus -- Origen -- Nicene orthodoxy. Athanasius and Gregory of Nyssa -- The monastic contribution. Evagrius of Pontus; The macarian homilies; Diadochus of photicè„ -- Augustine -- Denys the areopagite -- Patristic mysticism and St. John of the Cross. Divine darkness and the dark night -- The mystical life and the mystical body. Platonism and mysticism; The communion of Saints.
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Andrew Louth, “The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys,” Humanities Hub, accessed September 20, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1149.