Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition

Erscheinungsjahr 1984
ISBN: 978-0-19-826673-0
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 204 g

The historian of western culture cannot travel far without discovering that the roots of many twentieth-century questions lie in the ancient dialogue between the early Christians and culture of the old classical world. This book takes three Christian thinkers: Justin, clement of Alexandria, and Origen, and shows what the debate looked like from the Christian side. It draws on the pagan critics of the church to illustrate the case the Christians had to answer. The
examination of the Christian synthesis illustrates the extent to which penetrating criticism of the classical tradition was combined with a profound acceptance of its humanism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chadwick, Henry

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Religion & Wissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Christliche Theologie und die Wissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Vindication of Christianity; The Liberal Puritan; The Illiberal Humanist; The Perennial Issue