The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite

These writings, attributed to Dionysius but composed by an anonymous late antique Christian author, are foundational texts of Christian mystical theology and apophatic thought. Their historical significance is immense, especially in Eastern and Western contemplative traditions, and readers will find discussions of celestial hierarchies, divine names, sacramental symbolism, and the soul’s ascent toward the ineffable God.

Dionysius the Areopagite is the pseudonymous author of the late antique Christian mystical corpus now called the Pseudo-Dionysian writings. These works, especially The Mystical Theology and The Divine Names, profoundly shaped medieval and early modern apophatic theology, angelology, and Christian contemplative thought.