Nate Rosales Rosales itibaren Lac-Saint-Paul, QC, Canada
An excellent work that serves as a foundation for the Christian mystical tradition. Gregory takes Moses and uses a typology to help describe the Christian walk. Gregory synthesizes Greek Thought into Christianity, as is shown through the his use of apophasis. That is, Moses life, and the Christian life in general, should move from the light of the burning bush to the darkness of Divine Contemplation on the mountain that, "many people approach but few ever climb" (yes, I just demolished that quote, but I don't want to grab the book). But, this makes sense, given that he talks about taking what is good from pagans and Christianizing it (see the Israelites taking the riches of Egypt). Overall, very interesting and set the stage for Pseudo-Dionysius' "Mystical Theology" quite well.