The historian of western culture cannot travel far without discovering that the roots of many twentieth-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.
| ISBN: | 9780198266730 |
| Publication date: | 15th March 1984 |
| Author: | Henry Chadwick |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 182 pages |
| Genres: |
Christianity Theology |
The historian of western culture cannot travel far without discovering that the roots of many twentieth-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.
Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition features in the following genres: Christianity, Theology
Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition is available in Paperback
Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition was written by Henry Chadwick and published by Oxford University Press
Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition has 182 pages