'God is not good': Pseudo-Dionysius

How can a Christian thinker claim that "God is not good"? What is the "divine darkness" beyond the rational light of our understanding mind? We approach these questions through the work of the influential Christian author known as Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (5th-6th c. CE).

This is part one in a four-part series on Christian mysticism:

[derekpoole]

This is an accessible and inspiring introduction to Christian Mysticism: taught by one who knows how to teach. Blessings from Ireland.

[joshbeierschmitt]

Thank you for clarifying darkness as a lack of knowledge rather than an evil or pejorative thing.

[PoorKidOne]

I find your presentations to be exceedingly well done. Please keep them coming.

[wilfredobenitez]

A wonderful entry way into the deeper mysteries of divine evolution for those on the never ending quest beyond duality. Thank you!

[TomPrior]

Interestingly and clearly taught, thank you :)

[SZ]

Thank you for all the videos.

Your channel has quickly become one of my favorites.

[nickcammarata]

these videos are so good thanks so much for making them

[keithoyoung]

New listener and subscriber. I love these conversations.

[byunim]

Very understandable and excellent summary thanks

[jamessheffield]

examines all of Valla’s arguments about the pseudepigraphic nature of the corpus in his Collatio Novi Testamenti and Encomion S. Thomae Aquinatis. The third part turns to Erasmus’s extensive writings on the Corpus Dionysiacum and ancient forgeries. It discusses Erasmus’ knowledge and publication of Valla’s writings as well as Erasmus’ own arguments that the corpus was the deliberate forgery of a deceitful impostor. This section also evaluates all known evidence for William Grocyn’s reported doubts about the authenticity of the Corpus Dionysiacum. Valla and Erasmus on the Dionysian Question Denis J.-J. Robichaud

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The Tao Te Ching explains this Negative Theology the best imo, or one of the best I've read.

[mcnallyaar]

10/10 Best of the Best of the Internet

[ravissary]

I've never heard negative theology described as the contradiction to positive theology before.
I'm not sure that's helpful.

[jonbornholdt]

Nice lecture, but "Augustine would have certainly read him" (3:28): nope, Augustine died in 430.

[chriskenney]

"Quarried in the West", where man digs and creates structural members to raise new structures? Not just past effort?

[notoddbuttoddwho]

I love you man! Thank you for sharing this :)

[youbetyourwrasse]

The Loch Ness Monster is real. Nessie has been loved for hundreds of years and will be loved for hundreds more. While I on the otherhand, will be forgotten in a day. If Nessie is NOT real, what does that say about me? Why do people have to TOUCH something with their grubby hands, to believe it?

[Raymond-dln]

How does the One relate to the Trinity?

[mariakatariina]

Pseudo-Dionysos is tslking about the black sun.

[archaeopteryx]

A lot of this sounds to me profoundly Gnostic.