Dionysius the Areopagite, the early sixth-century Christian writer,bridged Christianity and neo-Platonist philosophy. Bringingtogether a team of international scholars, this volume surveys howDionysius's thought and work has been interpreted, in bothEast and West, up to the present day.* One of the first volumes in English to survey the receptionhistory of Dionysian thought, both East and West* Provides a clear account of both modern and post-modern debatesabout Dionysius's standing as philosopher and Christiantheologian* Examines the contrasts between Dionysius's own pre-modernconcerns and those of the post-modern philosophical tradition* Highlights the great variety of historic readings of Dionysius,and also considers new theories and interpretations* Analyzes the main points of hermeneutical contrast between Eastand West

Introduction: Re-Thinking Dionysius the Areopagite: Sarah Coakley(University of Cambridge).1. Dionysius, Paul, and the Significance of the Pseudonym:Charles M. Stang (Harvard University).2. The Earliest Syriac Reception of Dionysius: IstvánPerczel (Central European University).3. The Reception of Dionysius up to Maximus the Confessor:Andrew Louth (Durham University).4. The Reception of Dionysius in the Byzantine World: Maximus toPalamas: Andrew Louth (Durham University).5. The Early Latin Dionysius: Eriugena and Hugh of St. Victor:Paul Rorem (Princeton Theological Seminary).6. The Medieval Affective Dionysian Tradition: Boyd TaylorCoolman (Boston College).7. Albert, Aquinas, and Dionysius: David Burrell, C.S.C(University of Notre Dame) and Isabelle Moulin.8. Dionysius and some Late Medieval Mystical Theologians ofNorthern Europe: Denys Turner (Yale University).9. Cusanus on Dionysius: The Turn to Speculative Theology: PeterCasarella (Depaul University).10. Luther and Dionysius: Beyond Mere Negations: Piotr J. Malysz(Harvard University).11. Dionysian Thought in 16th Century Spanish Mystical Theology:Luis M. Girón-Negrón (Harvard University).12. The Reception of Dionysius in 20th Century EasternOrthodoxy: Paul L. Gavrilyuk (University of Saint Thomas).13. Dionysius, Derrida, and the Critique of'Ontotheology': Mary-Jane Rubenstein (WesleyanUniversity).14. Dionysius in Hans Urs von Balthasar and Jean-Luc Marion:Tamsin Jones (Harvard University).Index