The Theology Of The Early Greek Philosophers

Author : Werner Jaeger
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592443215

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The Theology of the Early Greek Philosophers by Werner Jaeger Pdf

The new and revolutionizing ideas which the early Greek thinkers developed about the nature of the universe had a direct impact upon their conception of what they called, in a new sense, 'God' or 'the Divine.' The history of the philosophical theology of the Greeks is thus the history of their rational approach to the nature of reality itself in its successive phases. The late Professor Jaeger's classic book traces this development from the first intimations in Hesiod of the theology that was to come, through the heroic age of Greek cosmological thought, down to the time of the Sophists of the fifth century B.C.

Author : Werner Jaeger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1244457058

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The Theology of the Early Greek Philosophers by Werner Jaeger Pdf

Author : Werner Jaeger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : God
ISBN : OCLC:16017974

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The Theology of the Early Greek Philosophers by Werner Jaeger Pdf

Author : Werner Wilhelm Jaeger
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : God (Greek religion)
ISBN : OCLC:1089495892

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The Theology of the Early Greek Philosophers by Werner Wilhelm Jaeger Pdf

Author : Dr Adam Drozdek
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781409477570

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Greek Philosophers as Theologians by Dr Adam Drozdek Pdf

Concepts of God presented by Greek philosophers were significantly different from the image of the divine of popular religion and indicate a fairly sophisticated theological reflection from the very inception of Greek philosophy. This book presents a comprehensive history of theological thought of Greek philosophers from the Presocratics to the early Hellenistic period. Concentrating on views concerning the attributes of God and their impact on eschatological and ethical thought, Drozdek explains that theology was of paramount importance for all Greek philosophers even in the absence of purely theological or religious language.

Author : Patrick Lee Miller
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781847061645

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Becoming God by Patrick Lee Miller Pdf

A lucid presentation of the first and most influential attempts to weave together philosophical thought on God, reason and happiness.

Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0415034868

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God and Greek Philosophy by Lloyd P. Gerson Pdf

Author : Vishwa Adluri
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110276381

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Philosophy and Salvation in Greek Religion by Vishwa Adluri Pdf

Ever since Vlastos’ “Theology and Philosophy in Early Greek Thought,” scholars have known that a consideration of ancient philosophy without attention to its theological, cosmological and soteriological dimensions remains onesided. Yet, philosophers continue to discuss thinkers such as Parmenides and Plato without knowledge of their debt to the archaic religious traditions. Perhaps our own religious prejudices allow us to see only a “polis religion” in Greek religion, while our modern philosophical openness and emphasis on reason induce us to rehabilitate ancient philosophy by what we consider the highest standard of knowledge: proper argumentation. Yet, it is possible to see ancient philosophy as operating according to a different system of meaning, a different “logic.” Such a different sense of logic operates in myth and other narratives, where the argument is neither completely illogical nor rational in the positivist sense. The articles in this volume undertake a critical engagement with this unspoken legacy of Greek religion. The aim of the volume as a whole is to show how, beyond the formalities and fallacies of arguments, something more profound is at stake in ancient philosophy: the salvation of the philosopher-initiate.

Author : Mor Segev
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108415255

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Aristotle on Religion by Mor Segev Pdf

Provides a comprehensive account of the socio-political role Aristotle attributes to traditional religion, despite rejecting its content.

Author : A. A. Long
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521446678

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The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy by A. A. Long Pdf

A 1999 Companion to Greek philosophy, invaluable for new readers, and for specialists.

Author : Richard Bodeus,Richard Bodéüs,Richard Bodéü s
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791447278

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Aristotle and the Theology of the Living Immortals by Richard Bodeus,Richard Bodéüs,Richard Bodéü s Pdf

Bodeus argues that Aristotle is more closely aligned with popular Greek religion than is usually thought, and attention to the ethical and political writings reveals more about Aristotle's resources for conceiving the gods than study of his theoretical works.".

Author : James D. Roberts
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579104559

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Philosophical Introduction to Theology by James D. Roberts Pdf

Provides an introduction for those engaged in the study of theology whose knowledge of philosophy is felt less than suitable for maximizing their studies. Explores the earliest philosophers, classical Greek philosophy and the ways it developed during the early Christian centuries, and how philosophy continued to develop into the twentieth century.

Author : Giovanni Giorgini,Elena Irrera
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3896659766

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God, Religion and Society in Ancient Thought by Giovanni Giorgini,Elena Irrera Pdf

The relationship between religion, social structures and political institutions has always played a fundamental role in human societies. This collection of essays aims to explore possible ways in which philosophical conceptualizations of god, the gods, and the divine in the ancient world interact with traditional religious practices and institutions, as well as with non-philosophical images of the divine. It spans from the 'rationalization' of the divine operated by early Greek philosophers to the notion of toleration one may find in Augustine. It features such authors as Plato (who uses for the first time in history the words 'theology' and 'atheism'), and Aristotle, with his intellectualist view of God. It will be valuable to readers interested in intellectual history, political theory, history of religion and classics.

Author : Mark Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781315520193

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Aristotle and Early Christian Thought by Mark Edwards Pdf

In studies of early Christian thought, ‘philosophy’ is often a synonym for ‘Platonism’, or at most for ‘Platonism and Stoicism’. Nevertheless, it was Aristotle who, from the sixth century AD to the Italian Renaissance, was the dominant Greek voice in Christian, Muslim and Jewish philosophy. Aristotle and Early Christian Thought is the first book in English to give a synoptic account of the slow appropriation of Aristotelian thought in the Christian world from the second to the sixth century. Concentrating on the great theological topics – creation, the soul, the Trinity, and Christology – it makes full use of modern scholarship on the Peripatetic tradition after Aristotle, explaining the significance of Neoplatonism as a mediator of Aristotelian logic. While stressing the fidelity of Christian thinkers to biblical presuppositions which were not shared by the Greek schools, it also describes their attempts to overcome the pagan objections to biblical teachings by a consistent use of Aristotelian principles, and it follows their application of these principles to matters which lay outside the purview of Aristotle himself. This volume offers a valuable study not only for students of Christian theology in its formative years, but also for anyone seeking an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and its developments in Late Antiquity.

Author : Richard R. Hopkins
Publisher : Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462100033

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How Greek Philosophy Corrupted the Christian Concept of God by Richard R. Hopkins Pdf

This insightful book brings profound new insights to the Trinitarian doctrines of “orthodox” Christianity. With clear and precise documentation, the book shows how these doctrines migrated into early Christianity from Greek philosophy. The various aspects of Trinitarian belief are isolated, linked to their Greek sources, and carefully analyzed to show they differ radically from biblical teaching. The Writings of early Church Fathers, portrayed in their historical context, show that during the second century, theological concepts taught in Platonism were adopted as Christianity struggled to end Roman persecution. Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a famous Stoic philosopher, was putting Christians to death because their belief did not conform to the Hellenized religion of the day. The book shows that the early church fathers sought to save their people’s lives by redefining the Christian God in Greek terms. Their efforts brought metaphysics to Christianity and ushered in concepts like the Trinity. After presenting the historical setting in which these philosophical errors were embraced as Christian doctrine, the book compares orthodox Christian theology today, called “classical theism,” to biblical teachings. The book identifies how Greek philosophy has influenced major attributes of God taught in classical theism. The book constitutes a major challenge to those who accept the tenants of classical theism but do not know the many aspects of their doctrine that are based on Greek philosophy.