Ritual as erotic anagogy in Pseudo-Dionysius: a Reformed critique

International Journal of Philosophy and Theology 79 (3):261-278 (2018)
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ABSTRACTMartin Luther famously denounced Pseudo-Dionysius as ‘downright dangerous; he Platonizes more than he Christianizes.’ In this 500th year of the Reformation I critically examine Luther’s judgement firstly by exploring the Neoplatonic background to ritual in Dionysius, secondly by presenting a Reformed critique of this background and finally by arguing for a distinctively Christian Dionysius who survives this critique.

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10.1080/21692327.2017.1387805

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