Re-thinking Dionysius the Areopagite
Directions in Modern Theology
Sarah Coakley, Charles M. Stang
ISBN: | 9781405180894 |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Published: | 30 April, 2009 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
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Re-thinking Dionysius the Areopagite
Directions in Modern Theology
Sarah Coakley, Charles M. Stang
Dionysius the Areopagite, the early sixth-century Christian writer, bridged Christianity and neo-Platonist philosophy. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume surveys how Dionysius’s thought and work has been interpreted, in both East and West, up to the present day. One of the first volumes in English to survey the reception history of Dionysian thought, both East and West Provides a clear account of both modern and post-modern debates about Dionysius’s standing as philosopher and Christian theologian Examines the contrasts between Dionysius’s own pre-modern concerns and those of the post-modern philosophical tradition Highlights the great variety of historic readings of Dionysius, and also considers new theories and interpretations Analyzes the main points of hermeneutical contrast between East and West
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