The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition

From Plato to Denys

Bibliographic Data

ID6562915
AuthorsAndrew Louth
Year2007
Pages244
Publication date2007-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byThe Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys, Gedaliahu G Stroumsa, 1982
VenueThe Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press, USA (PUBLISHER)
WikidataQ122866835
Open LibraryOL7405464M
ISBN9780199291403
LanguageEN
Citations received25

Scholars of the patristic era have paid more attention to the dogmatic tradition in their period than to the development of Christian mystical theology. Andrew Louth aims to redress the balance. Recognizing that the intellectual form of this tradition was decisively influenced by Platonic ideas of the soul's relationship to God, Louth begins with an examination of Plato and Platonism. The discussion of the Fathers which follows shows how the mystical tradition is at the heart of their thought and how the dogmatic tradition both molds and is the reflection of mystical insights and concerns. This new edition of a classic study of the diverse influences upon Christian spirituality includes a new Epilogue which brings the text completely up to date

Christian life, early church, ca. 30-600 · Early church, ca. 30-600 · Fathers of the church · History · Mysticism

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