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Moral Psychology of Clement of Alexandria
Mosaic Philosophy
Häftad, 2019
706 kr
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In The Moral Psychology of Clement of Alexandria, Kathleen Gibbons proposes a new approach to Clement’s moral philosophy and explores how his construction of Christianity’s relationship with Jewishness informed, and was informed by, his philosophical project. As one of the earliest Christian …
Divination and Theurgy in Neoplatonism
Oracles of the Gods
Häftad, 2019
706 kr
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Why did ancient philosophers consult oracles, write about them, and consider them to be an important part of philosophical thought and practice? This book explores the extensive links between oracles and philosophy in Late Antiquity, particularly focusing on the roles of oracles and other forms of …
Evagrius and Gregory
Mind, Soul and Body in the 4th Century
Häftad, 2019
706 kr
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Evagrius of Pontus and Gregory of Nyssa have either been overlooked by philosophers and theologians in modern times, or overshadowed by their prominent friend and brother (respectively), Gregory Nazianzus and Basil the Great. Yet they are major figures in the development of Christian thought in …
Evagrius and Gregory
Mind, Soul and Body in the 4th Century
Inbunden, 2016
2746 kr
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Evagrius of Pontus and Gregory of Nyssa have either been overlooked by philosophers and theologians in modern times, or overshadowed by their prominent friend and brother (respectively), Gregory Nazianzus and Basil the Great. Yet they are major figures in the development of Christian thought in …
Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity
Av Panagiotis G. Pavlos, Lars Fredrik Janby m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
706 kr
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Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity examines the various ways in which Christian intellectuals engaged with Platonism both as a pagan competitor and as a source of philosophical material useful to the Christian faith. The chapters are united in their goal to explore transformations …
Aristotle and Early Christian Thought
Av Mark Edwards
Häftad, 2021
706 kr
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In studies of early Christian thought, ‘philosophy’ is often a synonym for ‘Platonism’, or at most for ‘Platonism and Stoicism’. Nevertheless, it was Aristotle who, from the sixth century AD to the Italian Renaissance, was the dominant Greek voice in Christian, Muslim and Jewish …
Clothed in the Body
Asceticism, the Body and the Spiritual in the Late Antique Era
Av Hannah Hunt
Häftad, 2017
867 kr
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Hunt examines the apparent paradox that Jesus' earthly existence and post resurrection appearances are experienced through consummately physical actions and attributes yet some ascetics within the Christian tradition appear to seek to deny the value of the human body, to find it deadening of …
Spirit of Augustine's Early Theology
Contextualizing Augustine's Pneumatology
Häftad, 2016
867 kr
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St Augustine's pneumatology remains one of his most distinctive, decisive, and ultimately divisive contributions to the story of Christian thought. How did his understanding of the Spirit develop? Why does he identity the Spirit with divine love and cosmic order? And from what personal and literary …
Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity
Av Panagiotis G. Pavlos, Lars Fredrik Janby m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
2513 kr
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Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity examines the various ways in which Christian intellectuals engaged with Platonism both as a pagan competitor and as a source of philosophical material useful to the Christian faith. The chapters are united in their goal to explore transformations …
Individuality in Late Antiquity
Av Alexis Torrance, Alexis Torrance m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
808 kr
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Late antiquity is increasingly recognised as a period of important cultural transformation. One of its crucial aspects is the emergence of a new awareness of human individuality. In this book an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars documents and analyses this development. Authors …
Porphyry in Fragments
Reception of an Anti-Christian Text in Late Antiquity
Av Ariane Magny
Häftad, 2018
808 kr
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The Greek philosopher Porphyry of Tyre had a reputation as the fiercest critic of Christianity. It was well-deserved: he composed (at the end the 3rd century A.D.) fifteen discourses against the Christians, so offensive that Christian emperors ordered them to be burnt. We thus rely on the …
Aristotle and Early Christian Thought
Av Mark Edwards
Inbunden, 2019
2513 kr
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In studies of early Christian thought, ‘philosophy’ is often a synonym for ‘Platonism’, or at most for ‘Platonism and Stoicism’. Nevertheless, it was Aristotle who, from the sixth century AD to the Italian Renaissance, was the dominant Greek voice in Christian, Muslim and Jewish …
Image, Word and God in the Early Christian Centuries
Av Mark Edwards
Inbunden, 2013
3168 kr
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Christianity proclaims Christ and the incarnate word of God; the Bible is described as the Word of God in both Jewish and Christian tradition. Are these usages merely homonymous, or would the ancients have recognized a more intimate relation between the word incarnate and the word proclaimed? This …
Image, Word and God in the Early Christian Centuries
Av Mark Edwards
Häftad, 2013
823 kr
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Christianity proclaims Christ and the incarnate word of God; the Bible is described as the Word of God in both Jewish and Christian tradition. Are these usages merely homonymous, or would the ancients have recognized a more intimate relation between the word incarnate and the word proclaimed? This …
Clothed in the Body
Asceticism, the Body and the Spiritual in the Late Antique Era
Av Hannah Hunt
Inbunden, 2012
2513 kr
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Hunt examines the apparent paradox that Jesus' earthly existence and post resurrection appearances are experienced through consummately physical actions and attributes yet some ascetics within the Christian tradition appear to seek to deny the value of the human body, to find it deadening of …
Spirit of Augustine's Early Theology
Contextualizing Augustine's Pneumatology
Inbunden, 2012
2513 kr
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St Augustine's pneumatology remains one of his most distinctive, decisive, and ultimately divisive contributions to the story of Christian thought. How did his understanding of the Spirit develop? Why does he identity the Spirit with divine love and cosmic order? And from what personal and literary …
Individuality in Late Antiquity
Av Alexis Torrance, Alexis Torrance m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2513 kr
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Late antiquity is increasingly recognised as a period of important cultural transformation. One of its crucial aspects is the emergence of a new awareness of human individuality. In this book an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars documents and analyses this development. Authors …
Porphyry in Fragments
Reception of an Anti-Christian Text in Late Antiquity
Av Ariane Magny
Inbunden, 2014
2513 kr
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The Greek philosopher Porphyry of Tyre had a reputation as the fiercest critic of Christianity. It was well-deserved: he composed (at the end the 3rd century A.D.) fifteen discourses against the Christians, so offensive that Christian emperors ordered them to be burnt. We thus rely on the …
Divination and Theurgy in Neoplatonism
Oracles of the Gods
Inbunden, 2014
2513 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Why did ancient philosophers consult oracles, write about them, and consider them to be an important part of philosophical thought and practice? This book explores the extensive links between oracles and philosophy in Late Antiquity, particularly focusing on the roles of oracles and other forms of …
Moral Psychology of Clement of Alexandria
Mosaic Philosophy
Inbunden, 2016
2513 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In The Moral Psychology of Clement of Alexandria, Kathleen Gibbons proposes a new approach to Clement’s moral philosophy and explores how his construction of Christianity’s relationship with Jewishness informed, and was informed by, his philosophical project. As one of the earliest Christian …
