From Plato to Christ How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith.
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 trace...
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Table of 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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