TY - BOOK ID - 31381806 TI - The origins of the Christian mystical tradition: from Plato to Denys PY - 2007 SN - 9780199291403 0199291403 0191710679 0191537586 9786611154851 1435624114 1281154857 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Mysticism KW - Fathers of the church KW - History KW - 248.2 "00/04" KW - Church history KW - Church fathers KW - Patristics KW - Philosophy, Patristic KW - Christians KW - 248.2 "00/04" Mystieke theologie. Mystiek. Mysticisme--?"00/04" KW - Mystieke theologie. Mystiek. Mysticisme--?"00/04" KW - Christian spirituality KW - Dogma. KW - Theology, Doctrinal. KW - Mysticisme KW - Dogme KW - TheĢologie dogmatique KW - Histoire KW - Plato KW - Philosophy. KW - Mysticism - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Mystique UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:31381806 AB - 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 moulds 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. ER -