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Dionysius the Areopagite: Works

Dionysius the Areopagite: Works

by Pseudo-Dionysius

Pseudo-Dionysius is the name given to an unknown Christian theologian and philosopher, probably a Syrian monk, who wrote around the year 500. He presented his works as those of Dionysius the Areopagite, Paul's Athenian convert, and they carried apostolic weight for a thousand years. His Mystical Theology founded the apophatic, or negative, way of speaking about God; our library also holds On the Divine Names and The Celestial Hierarchy.

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First published
500
Category
Devotional
Length
92k words · about 6 hours
Chapters
66

About this book

The complete works attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite, the sixth-century Syrian writer who took the name of Paul's Athenian convert. They include The Celestial Hierarchy, The Divine Names, and The Mystical Theology, writings that shaped medieval teaching on angels, worship, and the soul's ascent to God. This is John Parker's English translation, published in 1897.

Contents

  1. Volume 1
  2. Principal Works on Dionysius the Areopagite
  3. Books to Be Read
  4. On Divine Names
  5. Caput I.
  6. Caput II.
  7. Caput III.
  8. Caput IV. 🔒
  9. Caput V. 🔒
  10. Caput VI. 🔒
  11. Caput VII. 🔒
  12. Caput VIII. 🔒
  13. Caput IX. 🔒
  14. Caput X. 🔒
  15. Caput XI. 🔒
  16. Caput XII. 🔒
  17. Caput XIII. 🔒
  18. Note 🔒
  19. Mystic Theology 🔒
  20. Caput I. 🔒
  21. Caput II. 🔒
  22. Caput III. 🔒
  23. Caput IV. 🔒
  24. Caput V. 🔒
  25. Letters 🔒
  26. Letter I. To Gaius Therapeutes. 🔒
  27. Letter II. To the same Gaius Therapeutes. 🔒
  28. Letter III. To the same Gaius. 🔒
  29. Letter IV. To the same Gaius Therapeutes. 🔒
  30. Letter V. To Dorotheus, Leitourgos. 🔒
  31. Letter VI. To Sopatros—Priest. 🔒
  32. Letter VII. To Polycarp—Hierarch. 🔒
  33. Letter VIII. To Demophilus, Therapeutes. About minding ones own business, and kindness. 🔒
  34. Letter IX. To Titus, Hierarch, asking by letter what is the house of wisdom, what the bowl, and what are its meats and drinks? 🔒
  35. Letter X. To John, Theologos, Apostle and Evangelist, imprisoned in the Isle of Patmos. 🔒
  36. Letter XI. Dionysius to Apollophanes, Philosopher. 🔒
  37. Preface to Liturgy 🔒
  38. Liturgy of St. Dionysius, Bishop of the Athenians 🔒
  39. Objections to Genuineness 🔒
  40. Dedication 🔒
  41. Books to Be Read 🔒
  42. Dionysius the Areopagite and the Alexandrine School 🔒
  43. Caput I. 🔒
  44. Caput II. 🔒
  45. Caput III. 🔒
  46. Caput IV. 🔒
  47. Caput V. 🔒
  48. Caput VI. 🔒
  49. Caput VII. 🔒
  50. Caput VIII. 🔒
  51. Caput IX. 🔒
  52. Caput X. 🔒
  53. Caput XI. 🔒
  54. Caput XII. 🔒
  55. Caput XIII. 🔒
  56. Caput XIV. 🔒
  57. Caput XV. 🔒
  58. Caput I. 🔒
  59. Caput Ii. 🔒
  60. Caput III. 🔒
  61. Caput IV. 🔒
  62. Caput V. 🔒
  63. Caput VI. 🔒
  64. Caput VII. 🔒
  65. List of Bishops 🔒
  66. Apostolic Traditions Generally in Abeyance. 🔒

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