The Theology of the Early Greek Philosophers
The Theology of the Early Greek Philosophers

Author: Werner Jaeger

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1592443214

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The new and revolutionizing ideas which the early Greek thinkers developed about the nature of the universe had a direct impact upon their conception of what they called, in a new sense, 'God' or 'the Divine.' The history of the philosophical theology of the Greeks is thus the history of their rational approach to the nature of reality itself in its successive phases. The late Professor Jaeger's classic book traces this development from the first intimations in Hesiod of the theology that was to come, through the heroic age of Greek cosmological thought, down to the time of the Sophists of the fifth century B.C.

Rethinking the Turn to Religion in Early Modern English Literature
Rethinking the Turn to Religion in Early Modern English Literature

Author: Gregory Kneidel

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Published: 2008-08

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13:

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Offering new readings of major eary modern English poets such as Spenser, Milton and Donne, Kneidel counters the trend among literary critics to associate early modern religion with Pauline inwardness and self-formation by showing how these writers took Saint Paul as a model of rhetorical skill and political acumen.

Christian Platonism
Christian Platonism

Author: Alexander J. B. Hampton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 875

ISBN-13: 1108676472

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Platonism has played a central role in Christianity and is essential to a deep understanding of the Christian theological tradition. At times, Platonism has constituted an essential philosophical and theological resource, furnishing Christianity with an intellectual framework that has played a key role in its early development, and in subsequent periods of renewal. Alternatively, it has been considered a compromising influence, conflicting with the faith's revelatory foundations and distorting its inherent message. In both cases the fundamental importance of Platonism, as a force which Christianity defined itself by and against, is clear. Written by an international team of scholars, this landmark volume examines the history of Christian Platonism from antiquity to the present day, covers key concepts, and engages issues such as the environment, natural science and materialism.

Orientalism and Religion
Orientalism and Religion

Author: Richard King

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-03

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1134632347

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Orientalism and Religion offers us a timely discussion of the implications of contemporary post-colonial theory for the study of religion. Richard King examines the way in which notions such as mysticism, religion, Hinduism and Buddhism are taken for granted. He shows us how religion needs to be reinterpreted along the lines of cultural studies. Drawing on a variety of post-structuralist and post-colonial thinkers, such as Foucault, Gadamer, Said, and Spivak, King provides us with a challenging series of reflections on the nature of Religious Studies and Indology.