From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith - Softcover

Markos, Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830853049 ISBN 13: 9780830853045

Publisher: IVP Academic, 2021

Synopsis

<p><strong>What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith?</strong></p><p>Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might surprise us, Christians throughout the history of the church and even today have inherited aspects of the ancient Greek philosophy of Plato, who was both Socrates's student and Aristotle's teacher.</p><p>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 traces the ways that his work shaped the faith of some of Christianity's most beloved theologians, including Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Dante, and C. S. Lewis.</p><p>With Markos's guidance, readers can ascend to a true understanding of Plato's influence onthe faith.</p>

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About the Author

<p>Louis Markos (PhD, University of Michigan) is professor of English and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University, where he holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities. His many books include <em>From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics</em>, <em>From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith</em>, <em>The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes</em>, <em>Apologetics for the 21st Century</em>, <em>Atheism on Trial</em>, <em>From Aristotle to Christ</em>, and <em>On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis</em>. </p>

Edition details

• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0830853049
• ISBN 13: 9780830853045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256