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Philosophy in Christian Antiquity

Author: Christopher Stead

Date Published: January 1995
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521469555

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Christianity began as a little-known Jewish sect, but rose within 300 years to dominate the civilized world. It owed its rise in part to inspired moral leadership, but also to its success in assimilating, criticizing and developing the philosophies of the day. This book, which is written for nonspecialist 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.
- Fills a real gap in the market by providing for non-specialists a lucid and non-technical account of major Greek and Christian thinkers
- A very senior and well-established author
- Based on the most up-to-date research, with select bibliographies for further reading
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"Stead's exposition is lucid and nontechnical, drawing on a remarkable breadth of historical knowledge." Choice
"...Stead's work has always stood out for its conceptual rigor and nuanced understanding of classical philosophy." John Peter Kenney, Journal of Religion
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- Date Published: January 1995
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521469555
- length: 276 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.35kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Foreword
List of abbreviations
Part I. The Philosophical Background
1. From the beginnings to Socrates
2. Socrates and the Platonic forms
3. The philosophy of Plato's maturity
4. Aristotle
5. Epicurus and the Stoics
6. The Middle Platonists and Philo of Alexandria
7. The philosophy of late antiquity
Part II. The Use of Philosophy in Christian Theology:
8. The debate about Christian philosophy
9. Greek and Hebrew conceptions of God
10. Proofs of God's existence
11. God as simple, unchanging being
12. How God is described
13. Logos and Spirit
14. Unity of substance
15. Substance and persons
16. Christ as God and man
17. Two natures united
PART III. Augustine:
18. Philosophy, faith and knowledge
19. Freedom and goodness
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