The Mystical Theology and The Divine Names

The Mystical Theology and The Divine Names PDF

Author: Dionysius the Areopagite

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-09

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0486148262

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The treatises and letters of Dionysius the Areopagite blended Neoplatonic philosophy with Christian theology and mystical experience. Their exploration of the nature and results of contemplative prayer exercised a lasting influence.

On the Divine Names and The Mystical Theology

On the Divine Names and The Mystical Theology PDF

Author: Dionysius the Areopagite

Publisher: Aeterna Press

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Total Pages: 168

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At wearisome length Dionysius discusses the problem of evil and shows that nothing is inherently bad. For existence is in itself good (as coming ultimately from the Super-Essence), and all things are therefore good in so far as they exist. Since evil is ultimately non-existent; a totally evil thing would be simply non-existent, and thus the evil in the world, wherever it becomes complete, annihilates itself and that wherein it lodges. We may illustrate this thought by the nature of zero in mathematics, which is non-entity (since, added to numbers, it makes no difference) and yet has an annihilating force (since it reduces to zero all numbers that are multiplied by it). Even so evil is nothing and yet manifests itself in the annihilation of the things it qualifies. Aeterna Press

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