Christian philosophy in the early Church / Anthony Meredith S.J.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2012Description: 173 pContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780567308184 (pbk.)
  • 9780567278609
  • 0567278603
  • 0567308189 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Introduction -- Saint Paul, the Apostolic Fathers and the Apologists of the second century -- The Alexandrian school -- The influence of philosophy on the language and thought of the councils -- Saint Augustine -- Epilogue -- Conclusion.
Summary: A concise and accessible overview of the response of early Christian thought to classical philosophy and its integration into Christian theology. Sets out to explore a fundamental problem in the early centuries of the Christian era, namely, to what extent the Christian faits could legitimately make itself intelligible in the Greco-Roman world by the use of the categories of ancient philosophy.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-166) and index.

Introduction -- Saint Paul, the Apostolic Fathers and the Apologists of the second century -- The Alexandrian school -- The influence of philosophy on the language and thought of the councils -- Saint Augustine -- Epilogue -- Conclusion.

A concise and accessible overview of the response of early Christian thought to classical philosophy and its integration into Christian theology. Sets out to explore a fundamental problem in the early centuries of the Christian era, namely, to what extent the Christian faits could legitimately make itself intelligible in the Greco-Roman world by the use of the categories of ancient philosophy.

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