Articles

Dionysius’s and Maximus’s Relation to Origen and Their Notion of Apokatastasis–Epistrophē

Ilaria L. E. Ramelli

Abstract

Ilaria Ramelli examines how Dionysius the Areopagite and Maximus the Confessor develop key theological concepts—especially divine love and apokatastasis—through their engagement with Origen and broader Platonic traditions. She argues that both thinkers integrate Christian and Neoplatonic ideas, linking love (ἀγάπη/ἔρως) with cosmic return and restoration. Ramelli's study highlights their shared vision of universal restoration, mediated through Christ and grounded in a metaphysical framework of participation, unity, and the ultimate reintegration of all beings into God.