Re-thinking Dionysius the Areopagite [Paperback]

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

Introduction: Re-Thinking Dionysius the Areopagite: Sarah Coakley (University of Cambridge).

1. Dionysius, Paul, and the Significance of the Pseudonym: Charles M. Stang (Harvard University).

2. The Earliest Syriac Reception of Dionysius: István Perczel (Central European University).

3. The Reception of Dionysius up to Maximus the Confessor: Andrew Louth (Durham University).

4. The Reception of Dionysius in the Byzantine World: Maximus to Palamas: Andrew Louth (Durham University).

5. The Early Latin Dionysius: Eriugena and Hugh of St. Victor: Paul Rorem (Princeton Theological Seminary).

6. The Medieval Affective Dionysian Tradition: Boyd Taylor Coolman (Boston College).

7. Albert, Aquinas, and Dionysius: David Burrell, C.S.C (University of Notre Dame) and Isabelle Moulin.

8. Dionysius and some Late Medieval Mystical Theologians of NorthernlÓÕ