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The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite

by John Parker | 1897 | 94,603 words

Christianity Eastern Orthodoxy

Summary: These anonymous ancient texts are attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite. They offer a profound exploration of Christian mysticism woven with Neoplatonic thought and have significantly influenced Christian theology, particularly the development of apophatic or negative theology. By employing complex metaphysical language, Dionysius seeks to transcend the confines of human understanding and approach the divine mystery.

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The full text of the The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Volume 1: Prefatory Material
. Principal Works on Dionysius the Areopagite
. Books to Be Read
+ On Divine Names
. Preface
. Caput I: The purpose of the discourse
. Caput II: Concerning common and distinctive theology
. Caput III: The power of prayer
. Caput IV: Concerning Good, Light, Beauty, Love, Ecstasy, etc.
. Caput V: Concerning Being—in which also concerning Exemplars
. Caput VI: Concerning Life
. Caput VII: Concerning Wisdom, Mind, Reason, Truth, faith.
. Caput VIII: Concerning power, justice, etc.
. Caput IX: Concerning great, small, same, etc.
. Caput X: Concerning Sovereign Lord
. Caput XI: Concerning Peace
. Caput XII: Concerning Holy of Holies, etc.
. Caput XIII: Concerning "Perfect" and "One"
. Note
+ Mystic Theology
. Preface
. Caput I: What is the Divine Gloom?
. Caput II: Render praise to the Cause of all
. Caput III: The affirmative expressions respecting God
. Caput IV: The objects of sensible perception
. Caput V: The objects of intelligible perception
+ Letters
. Preface
. Letter I. To Gaius Therapeutes
. Letter II. To the same Gaius Therapeutes
. Letter III. To the same Gaius
. Letter IV. To the same Gaius Therapeutes
. Letter V. To Dorotheus, Leitourgos
. Letter VI. To Sopatros--Priest
. Letter VII. To Polycarp--Hierarch
. Letter VIII. To Demophilus, Therapeutes. About minding ones own business, and kindness
. Letter IX. To Titus, Hierarch, asking by letter what is the house of wisdom, what the bowl, and what are its meats and drinks?
. Letter X. To John, Theologos, Apostle and Evangelist, imprisoned in the Isle of Patmos
. Letter XI. Dionysius to Apollophanes, Philosopher
+ Liturgy
. Preface
. Liturgy of St. Dionysius, Bishop of the Athenians
. Objections to Genuineness
+ Volume 2: Prefatory Material
. Dedication
. Books to Be Read
. Dionysius the Areopagite and the Alexandrine School
+ On the Heavenly Hierarchy
. Caput I: The things illuminated
. Caput II: Dissimilar symbols
. Caput III: What is Hierarchy? and what the use of Hierarchy?
. Caput IV: What is meant by the appellation "Angels?"
. Caput V: Heavenly Beings and Angels
. Caput VI: The first Order of the Heavenly Beings
. Caput VII: Concerning the Seraphim and Cherubim, etc.
. Caput VIII: Concerning Lordships and Powers, etc.
. Caput IX: Concerning the Principalities, Archangels, and Angels, etc.
. Caput X: A Repetition and Summary of the Angelic discipline
. Caput XI: Heavenly Powers
. Caput XII: Why the Hierarchs amongst men are called Angels
. Caput XIII: The Prophet Isaiah
. Caput XIV: What the traditional number of the Angels signifies.
. Caput XV: The morphic likenesses of the Angelic Powers
+ Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
. Caput I: The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
. Caput II: Illumination
. Caput III: The Synaxis
. Caput IV: The Muron
. Caput V: Sacerdotal Consecrations
. Caput VI: The Ranks of the Initiated
. Caput VII: Those fallen asleep
+ Appendix
. List of Bishops
. Apostolic Traditions Generally in Abeyance

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