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Markos, Louis, 1964-

From Plato to Christ : how Platonic thought shaped the Christian faith / Louis Markos. - Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2021] - xvi, 182 p.; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I. Plato's pre-Christian vision. Socrates, the Sophists, and the Presocratics --
Republic --
The myths: part I --
The myths: part II --
Laws --
Timaeus --
PART II. Plato's Christian legacy. The rising path --
Origen's musings --
Plato in the East : the three Gregorys --
Plato in the West : Augustine, Boethius, and Dante --
From Renaissance to Romanticism : Erasmus, Descartes, and Coleridge --
C. S. Lewis's Christian Platonism --
Conclusion. Plato the sub-creator.

"Christians throughout the history of the church and even today have inherited aspects of the ancient Greek philosophy of Plato. 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 some of Christianity's most beloved theologians"--

ISBN: 9780830853052

LCCN: 2021010264

Subjects--Personal Names:
Plato--Influence.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christianity--Philosophy--History.
Theology.

LC Class. No.: BR100

Dewey Class. No.: 230.01