The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite

Pseudo-Dionysius

Religion & Spirituality

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There are few figures in the history of Western Spirituality who are more enigmatic than the fifth or sixth-century writer known as the Pseudo-Dionysius. The real identity of the person who chose to write under the pseudonym of Dionysius the Areopagite is unknown. Even the exact dates of his writings have never been determined. Moreover the texts themselves, though relatively short, are at points seemingly impenetrable and have mystified readers over the centuries. Yet the influence of this shadowy figure on broad range of mystical writers from the early middle ages on is readily discernible. His formulation of a method of negative theology that stresses the impotence of humans' attempt to penetrate the "cloud of unknowing" is famous as is his meditation on the divine names. 
Despite his influence, relatively few attempts have been made to translate the entire corpus of his written into English. Here in one volume are collected all of the Pseudo-Dionysius' works. Each has been translated from the Migne edition, with reference to the forthcoming Göttingen critical edition of A.M. Ritter, G. Heil, and B. Suchla. 
To present these works to the English-speaking public, an outstanding team of six research scholars has been assembled. The lucid translation of Colm Luibheid has been augmented by Paul Rorem's notes and textual collaboration. The reader is presented a rich and varied examination of the main themes of Dionysian spirituality by René Roques, an incisive discussion of the original questions of the authenticity and alleged heresies in the Dionysian corpus by Jaroslav Pelikan, a comprehensive tracing Dionysius' influence on medieval authors by Jean Leclercq, and a survey by Karlfried Froehlich of the reception given the corpus by Humanists and sixteenth-century Reformers.

Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works

Paulist Press

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.

Pseudo Dionysius: The Complete Works (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback))

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Divine Names Among living things, what has understanding is better than what lacks intelligence. Dunns Scotus First Principle; 4:21 Pseudo Dionysius recaptures for us the true essence of, Who God is, who we are, and how all things exist within Him. So often we pull God down and into what we will have Him be. We will apply attributes and other factors to Him as though these are garnered from another source. When He's already explained to us WHO HE IS, when He responded: I AM Who AM, which could easily be parleyed into I AM WHAT YOU NEED. From the great plethora of written texts, there are two outstanding writers who must always be given due respect and recognition. In the Roman or Latin West its Augustine, and in the Greek East, it is Pseudo Dionysius. To appreciate and grasp the benefits, of what remains, of the Dionysian Corpus, it must be understood from his perspective, time, and place. He is at the turn of the millennial, he's no doubt classically trained and his rhetoric does not suffer, in forming his thorough and exhaustive explanations. In this treatise, he presents the work not only in chapter and section, but also in presenting objectives, his body of support and then his own responses to them. This same format is perpetuated among his followers. Unlike no other text, nor author, the corpus of works by Dionysius, is without a doubt an incredible legacy which has both created a rift with the collective Christian community as a whole as well as broken through a passage which was lost to time and tradition. There is a great number of those who not only find these work difficult, but also has excelled and propelled those into that realm of contemplation and explanation, which few others have achieved. This marked difference to expression of logic coupled with inductive and deductive reasoning to learning and expression in our own time presents his works as a leviathan. It is important to recognize, that this style is not uncommon among those of his era. This format once again resurfaces in the works of Dunns Scotus, and again in the venerable one known as the Dumb Ox a.k.a. Thomas Aquinas. For the first time in this millennium, this singular piece has been re-edited into a tangible and digestible work from those who have the desire and calling as Moses to ascend the mound and come face to face with GOD.

Divine Names (Philosopher's Palate)

Revelation Insight

New Age & Spirituality

Nabu Press

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... ECCLESIASTICAL HIERARCHY. CAPUT I. To My Fellow Presbyter Timothy. DlONYSIUS THE PRESBYTER. What is the traditional view of the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy, and what is its scope? BE must, then, demonstrate, most pious of pious sons, that ours is a Hierarchy of the inspired and Divine and Deifying science, and energy and perfection. This we will do, from the celestial and most sacred oracles--for those who have been initiated with the initiation of the sacred revelation derived from the hierarchical mysteries and traditions. But see that you do not put to scorn the things the most holy. Take good heed, and you will then guard the honour of the hidden things of God by intellectual and obscure definitions, carefully guarding them from the participation and defilement of the profane, and communicating them reverently only to persons the most holy. For thus, as the Word of God has taught us who feast at His Banquet, even Jesus Himself--the supremely Divine and superessential Mind, the Head and Being, and most supremely Divine Power of every Hierarchy and Sanctification and Divine operation--illuminates the blessed Beings who are superior to us, in a manner more clear, and at the same time more fresh, and assimilates them to His own Light in proportion to their ability to receive. As for ourselves, by the love of things beautiful, elevated to Himself, and elevating us, He folds together our many diversities, and by making them into an unified and Divine life, suitable to a sacred vocation both as to habit and action, He Himself bequeaths the power of the Divine Priesthood, from which, by approaching to the holy exercise of the priestly office, we become nearer to the Beings above us, by assimilation, according to our power, to the stability and...

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Known as the "Corpus Areopagiticum", this collection of works was falsely attributed by its author as being written by Dionysius the Areopagite, a first century AD Athenian convert of Paul the Apostle mentioned in Acts 17:34. Because of this erroneous attribution great attention was given by early Christian scholars, most notably the late 13th and early 14th century scholar Meister Eckhart. Sometime in the 15th century it came to light that this collection of works was most likely the work of some anonymous late 5th or early 6th century author, who has subsequently been referred to as Pseudo-Dionysius. While this reattribution has diminished the "Corpus Areopagiticum" importance in Christian literature the collection still holds an important interest among scholars because of a renewed interest in the huge impact of Dionysian thought on later Christian thought. Included in this collection is the complete "Corpus Areopagiticum", which includes the following individual works: "Divine Names", "Mystic Theology", "Heavenly Hierarchy", "Ecclesiastical Hierarchy", and "Letters of Dionysius the Areopagite". This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translations of John Parker.

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The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite

Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works

Pseudo Dionysius: The Complete Works (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback))

Divine Names (Philosopher's Palate)

The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite

The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite

The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite

The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite

The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite

The Complete Works