The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
Author: Pseudo-Dionysius (the Areopagite.)
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 0
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The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite
Author: Pseudo-Dionysius (the Areopagite.)
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 118
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Author: Daniel J. Nodes
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2013-09-26
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9004257896
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe commentary of John Colet (1467-1519) on Dionysius the Areopagite’s Ecclesiastical Hierarchy adapts a work widely neglected by medieval theologians to the early sixteenth century. Dionysius’s “apostolic” model allowed Colet to set ecclesiastical corruption against the ideas for re-forming the mind as well as the church. The commentary reveals Colet’s fascination with the Kabbalah and re-emergent Galenism, but it subordinates all to harmonizing Dionysius and his supposed teacher, Paul. This first new edition in almost 150 years and first edition of the complete manuscript is edited critically, translated expertly, and provided with an apparatus that advances historical, theological, and rhetorical contexts. It resituates study of Colet by identifying a coherent center for his theology and agenda for reform in Tudor England.
God, Hierarchy, and Power
Author: Ashley M. Purpura
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Published: 2017-11-07
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0823278387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the current age where democratic and egalitarian ideals have preeminence, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, among other hierarchically organized religious traditions, faces the challenging questions: “Why is hierarchy maintained as the model of organizing the church, and what are the theological justifications for its persistence?” These questions are especially significant for historically and contemporarily understanding how Orthodox Christians negotiate their spiritual ideals with the challenges of their social and ecclesiastical realities. To critically address these questions, this book offers four case studies of historically disparate Byzantine theologians from the sixth to the fourteenth-centuries—Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, Niketas Stethatos, and Nicholas Cabasilas—who significantly reflect on the relationship between spiritual authority, power, and hierarchy in theoretical, liturgical, and practical contexts. Although Dionysius the Areopagite has been the subject of much scholarly interest in recent years, the applied theological legacy of his development of “hierarchy” in the Christian East has not before been explored. Relying on a common Dionysian heritage, these Byzantine authors are brought into a common dialogue to reveal a tradition of constructing authentic ecclesiastical hierarchy as foremost that which communicates divinity.
The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
Author: Pseudo-Dionysius (the Areopagite.)
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Published: 1955
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWho Runs the Church?
Author: Zondervan,
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-05-26
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0310543525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChurches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. While many Christians can explain their church's form of rule or defend it because of its "tried and true" traditions, few people understand their church's administrative customs from a biblical perspective. Who Runs the Church? explores questions such as: What model for governing the church does the Bible provide, and is such a model given for practical or spiritual reasons? Is there room for different methods within Christianity? Or is there a right way of "doing church"? And, finally, how (and by whom) should the church be governed? Four predominant approaches to church government are presented by respected proponents: Episcopalianism - represented by Peter Toon Presbyterianism - represented by L. Roy Taylor Single-Elder Congregationalism - represented by Paige Patterson Plural-Elder Congregationalism - represented by Samuel E. Waldron As in other Counterpoints books, each view is followed by critiques from the other contributors, and its advocate then responds.
Pseudo-Dionysius
Author: Dionysius
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780809128389
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere are the complete works of the enigmatic fifth- and sixth-century writer known as the Pseudo Dionysius, prepared by a team of six research scholars.
Pseudo-Dionysius
Author: Paul Rorem
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1993-05-20
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 0195076648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDionysius the Areopagite is the pseudonymous author of an influential body of early (about 500 AD) Christian theological texts. Paul Rorem here explores the profound influence of these texts on medieval theolgy in the East and the West.
Pseudo-Dionysius as Polemicist
Author: Rosemary A. Arthur
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780754662587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe anonymous theologian known as Pseudo-Dionysius, who was responsible for arranging the angelic hierarchy into nine orders, had a significant influence on mediaeval European mysticism. This book places him in his religious and political context in 6th century Syria, and uncovers the hidden agenda which lies behind his writings. New evidence is presented to establish the dating of the corpus more accurately than has been done before. Rather than analysing the minutiae of Dionysius' thought, Rosemary Arthur focuses on his sources for, and treatment of, the Angelic Hierarchy and the Dazzling Darkness, with a view to ascertaining his motive for writing, his relationship with his opponents and his need to hide his identity.
Monks and the Hierarchical Church in Egypt and the Levant During Late Antiquity
Author: Ewa Wipszycka
Publisher:
Published: 2021-08-04
Total Pages: 527
ISBN-13: 9789042946521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany modern scholars of late antique Christianity are convinced that there was a structural conflict between the Church of the bishops and monasticism, which was a charismatic movement that emerged alongside the Church hierarchy understood as a (reasonably) stable institution ruled by largely non-charismatic laws. The author has decided to verify the validity of this opinion. She has studied groups of sources which focus on particular events and people in order to trace the social and political context of the conflicts, and to determine to what extent they were rooted in doctrinal controversies rather than the charisma, or the lack thereof, of the protagonists of ecclesiastical history. The book is therefore a collection of case studies in relations between the Church and monasticism in the vast area from Egypt to the Sasanian Empire. The studies show the full extent of the diversity of the relations between monastic groups and clergy.
