The Origins Of The Christian Mystical Tradition From The Plato To Denys
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The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition
Author | : Andrew Louth |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 0198266685 |
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Scholars of the patristic era have paid more attention to the dogmatic tradition in their period than to the development of Christian mystical theology. Andrew Louth aims to redress the balance. Recognizing that the intellectual form of this tradition was decisively influenced by Platonic ideas of the soul's relationship to God, Louth begins with an examination of Plato and Platonism. The discussion of the Fathers which follows shows how the mystical tradition is at the heart of their thought and how the dogmatic tradition both moulds and is the reflection of mystical insights and concerns. This new edition of a classic study of the diverse influences upon Christian spirituality includes a new Afterword which brings the text completely up to date. Book jacket.
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Author | : Andrew Louth |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1410520001 |
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The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition
Author | : Andrew Louth |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2007-01-25 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780199291403 |
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Andrew Louth traces the Christian mystic tradition from Plato, through figures such as Origen, Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine and explores the diverse and conflicting influences to be found in Christian spirituality.
Denys the Areopagite
Author | : Andrew Louth |
Publsiher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2002-07-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780826437358 |
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Andrew Louth examines all the traditions on which Denys' work draws: the Fourth Century Greek theologians, pagan philosophy and Syrian Christian thought. The corpus of Denys the Areopagite appeared in the sixth century and have since been deeply influential on Christian thinking both in East and West. Who their author was remains a mystery but in this book Professor Louth documents and comments on his compelling vision of the beauty of God's world and his revelation, together with his profound awareness of the ultimate mystery of the unknowable God who utterly transcends all being.
Platonic Mysticism
Author | : Arthur Versluis |
Publsiher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2017-08-16 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781438466330 |
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Restores the Platonic history and context of mysticism and shows how it helps us understand more deeply the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art. In Platonic Mysticism, Arthur Versluisclearly and tautly argues that mysticism must be properly understood as belonging to the great tradition of Platonism. He demonstrates how mysticism was historically understood in Western philosophical and religious traditions and emphatically rejects externalist approaches to esoteric religion. Instead he develops a new theoretical-critical model for understanding mystical literature and the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art. A sequel to his Restoring Paradise, this is an audacious book that places Platonic mysticism in the context of contemporary cognitive and other approaches to the study of religion, and presents an emerging model for the new field of contemplative science. An important work on the mystical experience delving deep into its history, particularly from the Platonic perspective. An essential text for anyone interested in mysticism and its relationship to philosophy and creative expression. Andrew Newberg, author of How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation The present work, the latest from the pen of Arthur Versluis, provides a trenchant, learned, and illuminating analysis of the origins of Western mysticism in the Platonist tradition, relayed through such figures as Plotinus and Dionysius the Areopagite, down through Meister Eckhart and others, while suitably excoriating the attempts of certain modern philosophers and sociologists of religion to deconstruct it from a materialist perspective. I found it a rattling good read! John Dillon, author of The Heirs of Plato: A Study of the Old Academy (347274 BC)
Mystics of the Christian Tradition
Author | : Steven Fanning |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2005-06-29 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781134590988 |
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From divine visions to self-tortures, some strange mystical experiences have shaped the Christian tradition. Full of colourful detail, this book examines the mystical experiences that have determined the history of Christianity.
The Darkness of God
Author | : Denys Turner |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0521645611 |
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A closely argued book about what the negative tradition in Western theology involves.
The Unity of Mystical Traditions
Author | : Randall Studstill |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2018-08-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789047407218 |
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The book supports an ecumenical theory of mysticism through a comparative analysis of Tibetan Dzogchen and German mysticism. Using a systems model of consciousness as an interpretive framework, it shows how the distinct doctrines and practices of these two traditions function in parallal, equally transformative ways.