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Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite: "No Longer I" (Oxford Early Christian Studies) 1st Edition

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This book examines the writings of an early sixth-century Christian mystical theologian who wrote under the name of a convert of the apostle Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite. This 'Pseudo'-Dionysius is famous for articulating a mystical theology in two parts: a sacramental and liturgical mysticism embedded in the context of celestial and ecclesiastical hierarchies, and an austere, contemplative regimen in which one progressively negates the divine names in hopes of soliciting union with the 'unknown God' or 'God beyond being.'

Charles M. Stang argues that the pseudonym and the influence of Paul together constitute the best interpretive lens for understanding the Corpus Dionysiacum [CD]. Stang demonstrates how Paul animates the entire corpus, and shows that the influence of Paul illuminates such central themes of the CD as hierarchy, theurgy, deification, Christology, affirmation (kataphasis) and negation (apophasis), dissimilar similarities, and unknowing. Most importantly, Paul serves as a fulcrum for the expression of a new theological anthropology, an 'apophatic anthropology.' Dionysius figures Paul as the premier apostolic witness to this apophatic anthropology, as the ecstatic lover of the divine who confesses to the rupture of his self and the indwelling of the divine in Gal 2:20: 'it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.'

Building on this notion of apophatic anthropology, the book forwards an explanation for why this sixth-century author chose to write under an apostolic pseudonym. Stang argues that the very practice of pseudonymous writing itself serves as an ecstatic devotional exercise whereby the writer becomes split in two and thereby open to the indwelling of the divine. Pseudonymity is on this interpretation integral and internal to the aims of the wider mystical enterprise. Thus this book aims to question the distinction between 'theory' and 'practice' by demonstrating that negative theology-often figured as a speculative and rarefied theory regarding the transcendence of God-is in fact best understood as a kind of asceticism, a devotional practice aiming for the total transformation of the Christian subject.

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    978-0199640423
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    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    April 7, 2012
  6. Language
    English
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    8.8 x 0.7 x 5.5 inches
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    246 pages
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"Ambitious and intriguing...the book has much to say that is acute and illuminating. I
recommend it to anyone with a serious interest in the Areopagite."--Modern Theology

"Brilliant, learned, and rich." --Marginalia

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Charles M. Stang, Assistant Professor of Early Christian Thought, Harvard Divinity School.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (April 7, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 246 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199640424
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199640423
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.8 x 0.7 x 5.5 inches
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I have made the fascinating discovery after many years of exposure to contemporary Christianity that most of the contemporary understanding of the Christian faith is mostly garbage. What I mean to say is/ that if you are happy with contemporary Christianity/ God Bless You/ and if you yearn for something deeper/ check out the Church Fathers in their own words. Ancient Christianity was a mystical path of asceticism deeply entwined with Neoplatonism and "shamanic" elements of Middle Platonism such as Iamblichus. This book is an excellent work for those who want to understand the Christian tradition/ at least for the first 1500 or so years. This book primarily explores the relationship of Pseudo-Dionysius to St. Paul's epistles as well as early Christian non-cannonical sources about St. Paul. It primarily gives us a different way of understanding St. Paul's message for those of us who read St. Paul through the lens of Protestantism through the lens of St. Augustine. I am not a scholar so I am not in a position to nit-pick Strang's translation of Greek and Syriac/ for example/ but it is a wonderful book for those who are seeking a deeper understanding of the Christian faith.
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