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Christianity and Platonism

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2021

By
Alexander J. B. Hampton  and
John Peter Kenney
Edited by
Alexander J. B. Hampton  and
John Peter Kenney
Alexander J. B. Hampton
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
John Peter Kenney
Affiliation:
Saint Michael's College, Vermont
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Summary

This chapter frames the complex and contested concept of Christian Platonism explicated throughout this volume. Here, it is introduced as an object of theological and philosophical contention, the subject of historical and conceptual communication, and a theme of compulsory knowledge for the student of intellectual history.

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Christian Platonism
A History
 , pp. 3 - 10
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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