Hellenistic ways of deliverance and the making of the Christian synthesis.
General Material Designation
[Book]
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York,
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Columbia University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1970.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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ix, 242 pages
Dimensions
21 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The Hellenistic world -- First or Greek Hellenism -- The Epicurean retreat into the garden -- Stoic peace in the midst of battle -- The skeptical defense against thinking -- The fortunes of Greek philosophy in Rome -- The revival of religious philosophies -- The intelligence universe of Plotinos -- The making of the Christian synthesis -- The Gospel of Jesus and the mystery cult of Paul -- Gnostics, moral Christians, and apologists -- The Christian philosophy of the Greek fathers : Clement, Origen, and Athanasius -- The Latin church : Tertullian and Arnobius -- The manifold experience of Augustine -- The Augustinian theory of being and knowledge -- The Augustinian doctrine of sin and salvation -- The Augustinian doctrine of the church -- The Augustinian doctrine of the city of God : Christian society and the philosophy of history -- Epilogue : the heritage of ancient philosophy.