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Dionysius the Areopagite

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Dionysius the Areopagite

(flourished 1st century) Biblical figure, converted by St. Paul. His conversion at Athens is mentioned in Acts 17:34, and he acquired a posthumous reputation largely through confusion with later Christians similarly named. Around AD 500, a series of influential Greek treatises uniting Neoplatonism and Christian theology were forged in his name; the writer, probably a Syrian monk, is now known as Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
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In the sixth century Dionysius the Areopagite emphasized the superiority of mystical knowledge--which does not rely on words or reason--over a purely rational knowledge of God.
What Buddhists and Christians are teaching each other about God by Betty, Stafford / Cross Currents
Therefore it did not come as a shock when, in the sixth century, there appeared a corpus of Greek writings that seemed to have blended Christian and Neoplatonic elements almost indiscriminately and that bore the name of Dionysius the Areopagite.
The Use and Abuse of Mysticism in the Song of Songs by Robert Bruce Baird / News, opinion and commentary community
It's a refreshing way to examine the diverse sources that inform the artist's works, such as the thinking of the Greek saint Dionysius the Areopagite (as addressed in The Hierarchy of Angels, 1985-97), the theories of English mystic Robert Fludd (The Secret Life of Plants, 2001), and the poetry of Paul Celan (Ash Flower, 1983-87).
Anselm Kiefer: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth by Wennerstrom, Nord / Artforum International
 
 
 
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