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9780664231804

Philosophy for Understanding Theology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780664231804

  • ISBN10:

    0664231802

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-10-17
  • Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

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Summary

Philosophy for Understanding Theologyhas become the classic text for exploring the relationship between philosophy and Christian theology. This new edition adds chapters on postmodernism and questions of the self and the good to bring the book up to date with current scholarship. It introduces students to the influence that key philosophers and philosophical movements through the centuries have had on shaping Christian theology in both its understandings and forms of expression.

Author Biography

Diogenes Allen is Stuart Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Introduction: The Foundation of Christian Theology: The World Was Createdp. xv
Plato: The World Is the Handiwork of a Mindp. 1
Plato: This World Is Not Our Homep. 21
The Platonic Tradition: The Stoics, Plotinus, and Pseudo-Dionysiusp. 39
Aristotle: His Categories and the Mystery of Godp. 65
Aristotle and the Creation of Scholastic Theologyp. 77
Aquinas's Program and Two Critics: Karl Barth and Process Theologyp. 103
The Beginnings of the Modern World: Nominalism, Humanism, the Scientific Revolutionp. 113
Early Modern Philosophy: Rationalism, Empiricism, the Enlightenmentp. 129
Kant and the Limits of Knowledgep. 155
Hegel and the Restoration of Optimismp. 169
The Search for Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy: Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Hermeneuticsp. 187
Postmodernism: Truth, Objectivity, and Certaintyp. 209
Postmodernism: Moral Philosophyp. 231
Notesp. 253
Suggested Readingp. 257
Indexp. 261
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