| Rethink Dion Areopagite Contributor(s): Coakley, Sarah (Editor), Stang, Charles M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405180897 ISBN-13: 9781405180894 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $34.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 Annotation: 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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 230.140 |
| LCCN: 2008051437 |
| Series: Directions in Modern Theology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.8 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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.
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