Philosophy in Christian Antiquity

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Paperback | 23 January 1995

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Christianity began as a little-known Jewish sect, but rose within 300 years to dominate the civilised world. It owed its rise in part to inspired moral leadership, but also to its success in assimilating, criticising and developing the philosophies of the day, which offered rationally approved life-styles and moral directives. Without abandoning their allegiance to their founder and to Holy Scripture, Christians could therefore present their faith as a 'new philosophy'. This book, which is written for non-specialist readers, provides a concise conspectus of the emergence of philosophy among the Greeks; an account of its continuance in early Christian times, and its influence on early Christian thought, especially in formulating the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation; and finally a brief critical assessment of the philosophy of St Augustine - arguably the greatest philosopher of the first millennium.

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Foreword
List of abbreviations
The Philosophical Background
From the beginnings to Socrates
Socrates and the Platonic forms
The philosophy of Plato's maturity
Aristotle
Epicurus and the Stoics
The Middle Platonists and Philo of Alexandria
The philosophy of late antiquity
The Use of Philosophy in Christian Theology
The debate about Christian philosophy
Greek and Hebrew conceptions of God
Proofs of God's existence
God as simple, unchanging being
How God is described
Logos and Spirit
Unity of substance
Substance and persons
Christ as God and man
Two natures united
Augustine
Philosophy, faith and knowledge
Freedom and goodness
Bibliography
Indexes
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