Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition

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ID9316771
AuthorsHenry Chadwick (corresponding author)
Year1984
Pages182
Publication date1984-03-15
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEarly Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198266730.001.0001
OpenAlexW2497059301
ISBN9780198266730
Open LibraryOL7398627M
LanguageEN
Citations received29

The historian of Western culture cannot travel far without discovering that the roots of many 20th-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

Epistemology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Philosophy · Antike · Christendom · Christendom en ander godsdienste · Christianisme · Christianity · Christianity and other religions · Christianity, early church, ca. 30-600 · Clement, of alexandria, saint, approximately 150-approximately 215 · Early church, ca. 30-600 · Geesteslewe · Greek · Griechische Kirchenväter · Grieks · Intellectual life · Justinian i, emperor of the east, 483?-565 · Klassieke oudheid · Origen · Relations · Religiões cristãs · Religion grecque · Théologie · Vie intellectuelle

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