Plato Or Paul

Author : Theodore W. Jennings (Jr.)
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ISBN 13 : 9780829818550
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Plato Or Paul? written by Theodore W. Jennings (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jennings explores the notion that the origin of Western homophobia lies not in the biblical traditions of Judaism and Christianity but instead has its source in the Greek and Hellenistic sources (mainly the platonic philosophies) often assumed to have been accepting of same-sex eroticism. Jennings is aware this concept goes against the grain of common opinion, and therefore provides ample clarification from official statements of the Vatican and opinions of the United States Supreme Court; texts from Plato and other Hellenistic perspectives; and the writings of Paul.

Author : Paul Friedländer
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Plato written by Paul Friedländer and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph R. Dodson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083087366X
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paul and the Giants of Philosophy written by Joseph R. Dodson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biblical Foundations Award Finalist What forces shaped the intellectual world of the apostle Paul? How familiar was he with the great philosophers of his age, and to what extent was he influenced by them? When he quoted Greco-Roman sources, what was his aim? Pauline scholars wrestle with such questions in journal articles and technical monographs, but now Paul and the Giants of Philosophy brings the conversation into the college classroom and the church. Each essay addresses Paul's interaction with Greco-Roman philosophical thinking on a particular topic, such as faith, slavery, gift-giving, and the afterlife. And each chapter includes discussion questions and reading lists to help readers engage the material further. Dodson and Briones have gathered contributors with diverse views from various traditions who are united in the desire to make Paul's engagement with ancient philosophy accessible to many readers.

Author : Plato
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hippias Major written by Plato and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Abed Azzam
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231538979
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nietzsche Versus Paul written by Abed Azzam and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abed Azzam offers a fresh interpretation of Nietzsche's engagement with the work of Paul the Apostle, reorienting the relationship between the two thinkers while embedding modern philosophy within early Christian theology. Paying careful attention to Nietzsche's dialectics, Azzam situates the philosopher's thought within the history of Christianity, specifically the Pauline dialectics of law and faith, and reveals how atheism is constructed in relation to Christianity. Countering Heidegger's characterization of Nietzsche as an anti-Platonist, Azzam brings the philosopher closer to Paul through a radical rereading of his entire corpus against Christianity. This approach builds a compelling new history of the West resting on a logic of sublimation, from ancient Greece and early Judaism to the death of God. Azzam discovers in Nietzsche's philosophy a solid, tangible Pauline structure and virtual, fragile Greek content, positioning the thinker as a forerunner of the recent "return to Paul" led by Badiou, Agamben, i ek, and Breton. By changing the focus of modern philosophical inquiry from "Nietzsche and philosophy" to "Nietzsche and Christianity," Azzam initiates a major challenge to the primacy of Plato in the history of Western philosophy and narrow certainties regarding Nietzsche's relationship to Christian thought.

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143122215
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socrates written by Paul Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Spectacular . . . A delight to read.” —The Wall Street Journal From bestselling biographer and historian Paul Johnson, a brilliant portrait of Socrates, the founding father of philosophy In his highly acclaimed style, historian Paul Johnson masterfully disentangles centuries of scarce sources to offer a riveting account of Socrates, who is often hailed as the most important thinker of all time. Johnson provides a compelling picture of Athens in the fifth century BCE, and of the people Socrates reciprocally delighted in, as well as many enlightening and intimate analyses of specific aspects of his personality. Enchantingly portraying "the sheer power of Socrates's mind, and its unique combination of steel, subtlety, and frivolity," Paul Johnson captures the vast and intriguing life of a man who did nothing less than supply the basic apparatus of the human mind.

Author : Paul W. Gooch
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300066951
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reflections on Jesus and Socrates written by Paul W. Gooch and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living more than four centuries apart in very different cultures, Jesus and Socrates wrote nothing themselves, but they inspired their followers to set down words that continue to shape Western consciousness. In this deeply personal and provocative meditation, Paul Gooch reflects on enduring themes that arise from the lives of these two pivotal figures: death and witness, silence as the limit of language, prayer, obedience, and love. Focusing on the Jesus of the Gospels and the Socrates of Plato's dialogues, Gooch does not debate the historical realities of either figure, but seeks to understand their fundamental commitments to philosophy and to God, drawing parallels and contrasts that invite deeper reflection upon our own lives and experiences. Throughout this book, Gooch tells and retells the stories of Socrates and Jesus as he examines perennial human issues: why would anyone willingly die? To what do these two martyrlike deaths bear witness? What are the limits of words in explanation and defense? Why was Jesus silent during his trial? Why did Socrates' most powerful apologia fail? What words, if any, work in prayer? Do words work against the fear of death? Out of this philosophical and religious questioning, Reflections on Jesus and Socrates throws new light on these two compelling figures and on the continuing meanings of their stories for us today.

Author : Phillip Cary
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195336488
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inner Grace written by Phillip Cary and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most theologians want to paint the development of Augustine's doctrine of grace as a turn away from Platonist philosophy to something more distinctively Christian, but Phillip Cary argues that it is a synthesis of the two, a development within Augustine's Christian Platonism.

Author : Paul Friedländer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato: An introduction written by Paul Friedländer and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Elmer More
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Total Pages : 376 pages
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Download or read book The Religion of Plato written by Paul Elmer More and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: