paideia and sōtēria
In this article, I will argue that the presentation of Greek ontology as a dichotomy between the intelligible and the material is an oversimplification. Combined with a tendency to place too much stress on the distinction between creator and creation within Christian theology, this oversimplificatio...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2006
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Studia theologica
Year: 2006, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-185 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Origenes 185-254
/ Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
B Greece (Antiquity) / Philosophy / Roman Empire / Rhetoric / Roman law / Reception / Theology |
| RelBib Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NAB Fundamental theology VA Philosophy XA Law |
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| Summary: | In this article, I will argue that the presentation of Greek ontology as a dichotomy between the intelligible and the material is an oversimplification. Combined with a tendency to place too much stress on the distinction between creator and creation within Christian theology, this oversimplification seems to have led to a overestimation of the dichotomous relationship between Greek philosophy and Christian theology, whereby too much weight is placed on Christian theology as the driving force behind the development of a pessimistic and voluntaristic anthropology. To illustrate this point, I will compare the theology of Origen and Augustine and thereby hope to show the important role of the Roman rhetorical and legal tradition when it comes to the development of Christian theology in Western Europe. |
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| ISSN: | 0039-338X |
| Contains: | In: Studia theologica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/00393380600874771 |