Returning to reality : Christian Platonism for our times / Paul Tyson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tyson, Paul G., author.

Series:

KALOS

KALOS ; Series 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Platonists.

Christian philosophy.

Philosophy and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2014.

Summary:

Could it be that we have lost touch with some basic human realities in our day of high-tech efficiency, frenetic competition, and ceaseless consumption? Have we turned from the moral, the spiritual, and even the physical realities that make our lives meaningful? These are metaphysical questions--questions about the nature of reality--but they are not abstract questions. These are very down to earth questions that concern power and the collective frameworks of belief and action governing our daily lives. This book is an introduction to the history, theory, and application of Christian metaphysi

Contents:

Part I. Re-discovering a Christian understanding of reality. Two views of reality

The Christian Platonism of Lewis and Tolkien

Bridge

Part II. Christian Platonism and the history of Western ideas. The mythos of modernity

Platonist ideas in the New Testament

How Christian is Christian Platonism?

So what went wrong?

Is modern truth, without wisdom, believable?

Part III. Applied Christian metaphysics. Returning to reality.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781630874032

1630874035