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The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition : From Plato to Denys by Andrew Louth is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition : From Plato to Denys about?

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 an

Who reads The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition : From Plato to Denys?

It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.

Common subject areas: religion, theology.

Author
Andrew Louth
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9780191608773
Category
religious
Subjects
History, Christian, Religion
Updated
2026-03-25

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