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The writings attributed to
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Book 7, Augustine owes his conception of both God and the human soul as incorporeal substance to
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The Relationship between Neoplatonism and Christianity.
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2591:Washington: Catholic University of America Press.
2028:Pseudo-Dionysius proved significant for both the
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2673:Christian Platonism and Christian Neoplatonism
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3285:List of manuscripts of Plato's dialogues
2598:Washington: University Press of America.
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1942:in 529. Nevertheless, members of the
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2279:Allegorical interpretations of Plato
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2605:Aldershot; Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
2618:Journal of Early Christian Studies
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2370:Neoplatonism and Christian Thought
2367:O'Meara, Dominic J. (1981-06-30).
2044:Neo-Platonism in Orthodox theology
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1902:Neoplatonism also had links with
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3395:Catholic theology and doctrine
3290:Cultural influence of Plato's
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3155:Plato's political philosophy
2648:London/New York: Routledge.
3298:Neoplatonism and Gnosticism
2397:Ezra Pound and Neoplatonism
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1558:The Ladder of Divine Ascent
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627:Invoking of Mystic Saints
2651:Stang, Charles M. 2016.
1925:Professor John D. Turner
1761:Dionysius the Areopagite
1448:Contemporary papal views
1342:Mary of the Divine Heart
273:Johannes Scotus Eriugena
151:De Mysteriis Aegyptiorum
2601:O'Daly, Gerard. 2001.
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1553:The Imitation of Christ
1533:Abbey of the Holy Ghost
1523:Book of the First Monks
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1268:Mary of Jesus of Ágreda
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1608:The Cloud of Unknowing
1508:Dark Night of the Soul
1503:Ascent of Mount Carmel
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2201:Christian esotericism
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1453:Aspects of meditation
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3390:Christian philosophy
2608:Rist, John M. 1994.
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3363:Poitier Meets Plato
3280:Unwritten doctrines
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1573:The Story of a Soul
1548:The Glories of Mary
1528:The Interior Castle
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2653:Our Divine Double.
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