Book contents
- Christian Platonism
- Christian Platonism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- I Concepts
- II History
- 2.1 The Bible and Early Christian Platonism
- 2.2 Platonism and Christianity in Late Antiquity
- 2.3 Christian Platonism in the Medieval West
- 2.4 Christian Platonism in Byzantium
- 2.5 Renaissance Christian Platonism and Ficino
- 2.6 Northern Renaissance Platonism from Nicholas of Cusa to Jacob Böhme
- 2.7 Christian Platonism in Early Modernity
- 2.8 Christian Platonism in the Age of Romanticism
- 2.9 Christian Platonism and Modernity
- III Engagements
- Index
- References
2.2 - Platonism and Christianity in Late Antiquity
from II - History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2021
Book contents
- Christian Platonism
- Christian Platonism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- I Concepts
- II History
- 2.1 The Bible and Early Christian Platonism
- 2.2 Platonism and Christianity in Late Antiquity
- 2.3 Christian Platonism in the Medieval West
- 2.4 Christian Platonism in Byzantium
- 2.5 Renaissance Christian Platonism and Ficino
- 2.6 Northern Renaissance Platonism from Nicholas of Cusa to Jacob Böhme
- 2.7 Christian Platonism in Early Modernity
- 2.8 Christian Platonism in the Age of Romanticism
- 2.9 Christian Platonism and Modernity
- III Engagements
- Index
- References
Summary
The relation of early Christianity to ancient Platonism has been a conflicted issue in historical scholarship, bringing to the fore latent questions about the nature of philosophy and shape of Christian theology. This chapter is intended to build upon recent advances in the scholarly interpretation of both Platonism and Early Christianity, in order to disentangle some long-standing interpretive issues. It emphasizes the role of Platonism and Christianity in the emergence of monotheism in late antiquity and the importance of Platonism in the development of the philosophical idea of transcendence.
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- Christian PlatonismA History, pp. 162 - 182Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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