The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys
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The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys
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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.
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Andrew Louth
Table Of Contents
Plato -- Philo -- Plotinus -- Origen -- Nicene orthodoxy -- The monastic contribution -- Augustine -- Denys the Areopagite -- Patristic mysticism and St. John of the Cross -- The mystical life and the mystical body.
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.
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 December 24, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1532.