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Dionysius the Areopagite

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Dionysius the Areopagite [ˌærɪˈɒpəˌgaɪt]
n
(Biographies / Dionysius the Areopagite (1st century-1st century) M, Greek, RELIGION: clergyman, ) 1st century ad, Greek Christian, thought to have been the first Bishop of Athens: long considered the author of influential theological works actually written c. 500 See Pseudo-Dionysius


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It's a refreshing way to examine the diverse sources that inform the artist's works, such as the thinking of the Greek saint Dionysius the Areopagite (as addressed in The Hierarchy of Angels, 1985-97), the theories of English mystic Robert Fludd (The Secret Life of Plants, 2001), and the poetry of Paul Celan (Ash Flower, 1983-87).
Anselm Kiefer: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth by Wennerstrom, Nord / Artforum International
34) But some of them joined him and became believers, including Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
The God who made the world by Tiede, David L. / Currents in Theology and Mission
Tracy illustrated his points by writing the more important names on the blackboard: Luther in the center, Simone Weil, Sophocles, Calvin, Dionysius the Areopagite, and others, surrounding each with arrows pointing to and from Luther, each other, and the edge of the blackboard.
ARGUING ABOUT GOD : On planes, in bars & even in the classroom by Gallicho, Grant / Commonweal
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