Title Page
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
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