Abstract
In this paper, I propose to philosophically analyze how Denys conceives especially of divine unity and infinity in some of the closing parts of his major work On the Divine Names. In particular, I will argue that Part VIII understands divine infinity in terms of unbounded creativity; that Part X views God as the principle of cosmic unity; that Part XI points us to God as the source of overwhelming harmony; while Part XII – leading the way to Denys’ ultimate statement on the insufficiency of the divine names – looks at God as “ever receding.” After spelling out in more specific terms what these insights reveal to us of the Areopagite’s philosophical theology, I will try to put that theology into the broader historical context of Denys’ complex relationship with Neoplatonism, hoping in this manner to contribute to a hypothetical reconstruction of his intellectual profile.
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