Dionysius the Areopagite On the divine names ; and, the mystical theology

1920. Dionysius was St. Paul's Athenian convert. Here is neo-Platonism at its best! Chapters: About Dionysius; His Leading Ideas; The Nature of the Godhead in Itself; Its Relation to Creation; The Problem of Evil; Contemplation; Dionysius and Modern Philosophy; The Psychology of Contemplation; The Scriptural Basis of His Doctrines; Conclusion; Bibliography. THE writings here translated are among the extant works of a theologian who professes to be St. Paul's Athenian convert Dionysius, and points his claim with a background of historical setting.