From Plato to Christ : How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith / Louis Markos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markos, Louis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Philosophy--History.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2021]

Summary:

Christians throughout the history of the church and even today have inherited aspects of the ancient Greek philosophy of Plato. To help us understand the influence of Platonic thought on the Christian faith, Louis Markos offers careful readings of some of Plato's best-known texts and then traces the ways that his work shaped some of Christianity's most beloved theologians.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication Page

Contents

Preface

A Note on Translation

Part I: Plato's Pre-Christian Vision

1 Socrates, the Sophists, and the Presocratics

2 Republic

3 The Myths: Part I

4 The Myths: Part II

5 Laws

6 Timaeus

Part II: Plato's Christian Legacy

7 The Rising Path

8 Origen's Musings

9 Plato in the East: The Three Gregorys

10 Plato in the West: Augustine, Boethius, and Dante

11 From Renaissance to Romanticism: Erasmus, Descartes, and Coleridge

12 C. S. Lewis's Christian Platonism

Conclusion: Plato the Sub-Creator

Bibliographical Essay

Scripture Index

Notes

Praise for From Plato to Christ

About the Author

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780830853052

0830853057

OCLC:

1259322938