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Mary, Summa Contemplatrix in Denis the Carthusian

Maroney, Fr. Simon Mary of the Cross, M. Carm.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2922-9920
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian1620301036422259

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2021, Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.), University of Dayton, International Marian Research Institute.
DENIS the Carthusian affirms Mary as the summa contemplatrix, interpreting the plenitude of grace of Luke 1:28 to include the theological gift of wisdom. In Dionysian thought, the gift of wisdom equates to mystical theology, unitive wisdom, or contemplation by negation, the highest form of prayer possible in this life to a wayfarer. Denis the Carthusian makes an original contribution to Marian studies by positing the exemplarity of Mary’s prayer, in accord with Denis’s notion of contemplation, suggesting that Mary enjoyed a singular perfection in Her intellectual knowledge of God before the Incarnation; was later instructed in mystical theology by Her Divine Son, the God-Man; and attained to the contemplative vision of God while still on earth as a foreshadowing of the beatific vision Mary now possesses in heaven. This doctoral dissertation, written by a cloistered monk not unlike Denis the Carthusian, seeks to penetrate the silence and solitude of contemplative monastic life lived by one of Christianity's most prolific authors and popularly hailed "the last of the schoolmen" to explore the notion of Marian contemplation and the incomparability of Mary's prayer for twenty-first century imitation and pastoral application.
Deyanira Flores, STD (Advisor)
Sébastien B. Abalodo, S.M., STD (Committee Member)
Maura Elizabeth Hearden Fehlner, PhD (Committee Member)
324 p.
Ancient Languages; Bible; Biblical Studies; Classical Studies; Clergy; Clerical Studies; Cultural Anthropology; European History; European Studies; Foreign Language; Germanic Literature; History; Medieval History; Medieval Literature; Middle Ages; Religion; Religious Congregations; Religious Education; Religious History; Social Research; Spirituality; Theology
Mary; Blessed Virgin; Our Lady; Denis the Carthusian; Carthusian Order; monasticism; spirituality; contemplation; contemplative life; mysticism; union with God; prayer; extraordinary graces; Mother of God; Immaculate Conception; Assumption; monk; cloister

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  • Maroney, F. S. M. O. T. C. M. C. (2021). Mary, Summa Contemplatrix in Denis the Carthusian [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian1620301036422259

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Maroney, Fr. Simon Mary of the Cross, M. Carm. Mary, Summa Contemplatrix in Denis the Carthusian. 2021. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian1620301036422259.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Maroney, Fr. Simon Mary of the Cross, M. Carm. "Mary, Summa Contemplatrix in Denis the Carthusian." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian1620301036422259

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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