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From Plato to Jesus What Does Philosophy Have to Do with Theology?

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ISBN-10: 0825433916

ISBN-13: 9780825433917

Edition: 2010

Authors: C. Marvin Pate

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From Plato to Aristotle toHeidegger, philosophy has often played a key role in the development of theformulations of Christian theology, this despite the protests of those puristswho claim to the contrary that Christian dogma is exclusively divine revelation"unimpeded" by mortal reason. In fact, however, human contribution to variouscreedal formulations of the church throughout the centuries is unmistakable.Christians should be engaged in and articulating their theology with the helpof politics, sociology, history and, yes, philosophy. The message of theincarnation is that God entered into real time and space for the purpose ofrevealing Himself to humanity in terms that it could understand.…    
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List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Publication date: 1/24/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

C. Marvin Pate, profesor del Nuevo Testamento en Ouachita Baptista Universidad. El ha escrito y co-escrito numerosos libros. El y su esposa Sherry viven serca de Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Ellos tienen una hija.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Confessions of a Purist Theologian Turned Eclectic Philosopher (Kind of)
From Socrates to Sartre: The History of Philosophy and Christian Theology
From the Pre-Socratic Period to the Classical Period (600 B.C.-A.D. 400)
The Medieval Period (A.D. 400-1400)
The Modern Period (A.D. 1400-1900)
The Contemporary Period (A.D. 1900-Present)
The Incarnation and the One and the Many: The Intersection of Philosophy and Christian Doctrine
Christology
Theology Proper
General Revelation
Special Revelation
The Trinity
Anthropology
Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility
The Atonement
Pneumatology
Ethics
Ecclesiology
Eschatology
Conclusion: Summary
Complete Outline
Scripture Index
Ancient Sources Index
Person Index
Subject Index