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PREFACE

DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE

I.--THE AUTHOR, AND HIS INFLUENCE IN THE LATER CHURCH

II.--HIS LEADING IDEAS: THE NATURE OF THE GODHEAD IN ITSELF

III.--THE RELATION OF THE GODHEAD TO CREATION

IV.--THE PROBLEM OF EVIL

V.--CONTEMPLATION

VI.--DIONYSIUS AND MODERN PHILOSOPHY

VII.--THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONTEMPLATION

VIII.--THE SCRIPTURAL BASIS OF DIONYSIUS'S DOCTRINES

IX.--CONCLUSION

X.--BIBLIOGRAPHY

THE DIVINE NAMES

This Treatise contains thirteen chapters. The following is a brief

CHAPTER I Dionysius the Presbyter, to his fellow-Presbyter Timothy.

CHAPTER II Concerning the Undifferencing and the Differentiation in Divinity, and the Nature of Divine Unification and Differentiation.

CHAPTER III What is the power of Prayer? Also concerning the Blessed Hierotheus and concerning Reverence and the Writing of Divinity.

CHAPTER IV Concerning "Good," "Light," "Beautiful," "Desire," "Ecstasy," "Jealousy." Also that Evil is neither existent nor Sprung from anything existent nor inherent in existent things.

CHAPTER V Concerning "Existence" and also concerning "Exemplars."

CHAPTER VI Concerning "Life."

CHAPTER VII Concerning "Wisdom," "Mind," "Reason," "Truth," "Faith."

CHAPTER VIII Concerning "Power," "Righteousness," "Salvation," "Redemption"; and also concerning "Inequality."

CHAPTER IX Concerning "Great," "Small," "Same," "Different," "Like," "Unlike," "Standing," "Motion," "Equality."

CHAPTER X Concerning "Omnipotent," "Ancient of Days"; and also concerning "Eternity" and "Time."

CHAPTER XI Concerning "Peace" and what is meant by "Very Being" Itself, "Very Life," "Very Power," and similar phrases.

CHAPTER XII Concerning "Holy of holies," "King of kings," "Lord of lords," "God of gods."

CHAPTER XIII Concerning "Perfect" and "One."

THE MYSTICAL THEOLOGY

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II How it is necessary to be united with and render praise to Him Who is the cause of all and above all.

CHAPTER III What are the affirmative expressions respecting God, and what are the negative.

CHAPTER IV That He Who is the Pre-eminent Cause of everything sensibly perceived is not Himself any one of the things sensibly perceived.

CHAPTER V That He Who is the Pre-eminent Cause of everything intelligibly perceived is not Himself any one of the things intelligibly perceived.

THE INFLUENCE OF DIONYSIUS IN RELIGIOUS HISTORY

INDEX TO TEXT

INDEX TO NOTES AND INTRODUCTION