Philosophy in Christian Antiquity

Author/Contributor(s):	Stead, Christopher
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	11/24/1994
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Christianity began as a little-known Jewish sect, but rose within 300 years to dominate the civilized world. It owed its rise in part to inspired moral leadership, but also to its success in assimilating, criticizing and developing the philosophies of the day. This book, which is written for nonspecialist readers, provides a concise conspectus of the emergence of philosophy among the Greeks, an account of its continuance in early Christian times, and its influence on early Christian thought, especially in formulating the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation.