ALBERT,AQUINAS, AND DIONYSIUS |
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Authors: | DAVID BURRELL C.S.C. ISABELLE MOULIN |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, 130 Malloy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA dburrell@nd.edu;2. 145 avenue de l'Eygala, 38700 Corenc, FRANCE isabellemoulin@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | Beyond the usual distinction between East and West, Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas stand not only as commentators, but also appear to be close readers, of Dionysius' works. While Albert's own metaphysics of the Good tends to underline the diffusive dimension of the Good in a creation conceived of as an emanation, Thomas uses Dionysius to elaborate his notion of God as a free creator and to define His unique relation to creatures. If Albert's own via negativa is closer to Dionysius than one might have expected, it nonetheless stands within the same scope as Thomas' conception of proximity to God, as they both borrow the Dionysian exitus/reditus pattern to offer a divinization process of salvation through peace and praise. |
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