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Rel. Anth.: 11 Sept. 2013

Dive into the influence of classical philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine on Christianity's development. Explore their ideologies and contributions to theology, challenging dualistic beliefs and emphasizing the importance of a balanced worldview. Prepare for a comprehensive assessment on this fascinating topic.

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Rel. Anth.: 11 Sept. 2013

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  1. Rel. Anth.: 11 Sept. 2013 Study for your verse quiz silently, or come orally say the verse quiz to me in the back.

  2. Silent Reading Silently read page 74: Christian Schizophrenia

  3. Classical Philosophers Plato Socrates Aristotle The great philosophies of the time when Christianity was being formed

  4. Classical Philosophers: Good? • Rational Order to the Universe • Eternal Values of Truth, Beauty and Goodness • Knowledge is Objective

  5. Classical Philosophers: Bad? Plato:

  6. Plato: Good and/or Bad? GoodBad

  7. Plato: Good and/or Bad? Bad Stuff: • Allegory of the Cave: • The material world is the realm of error • The path to knowledge is to free ourselves from bodily senses to gain insight into the realm of the Forms • Matter/Form are pre-existent • The Creator is only a sculptor.

  8. Plato vs. Christian Worldview • The material world is evil and the source of chaos. • Both matter and form are eternal. • The “flesh” is part of the evil world. • The material world is part of God’s good creation. • Only God is eternal • God came in human “flesh”

  9. Augustine: -Raised a Christian but rebelled. -Became a Manicheist, then a Platonist. -Later converted to Christianity.

  10. Augustine’s Plato Baggage -Kept belief of double-creation. -Dualistic thinking. -Asceticism -“Ordinary” work is inferior to metaphysical contemplation

  11. Classical Philosophers: Bad? Aristotle:

  12. Aristotle: Good and/or Bad? -Comprehensive Philosophy included Ethics, aesthetics, science, & politics -He was so influential that some Christians were both Aristotelians and Christians even if certain things were contradictory.

  13. St. Thomas Aquinas: -Dominican Monk -Against the Aristotelian/Xian contradictory view -Christianized Aristotle.

  14. Thomas Aquinas: Improvements -Natural processes are good. -God is God and his creation is the work of a good Creator. -Ends asceticism

  15. Thomas Aquinas: 1 Failure -Like Aristotle, he affirmed the nature of purpose of things is immanent in the world. -Humans are an exception.

  16. Thomas Aquinas: 1 Failure -Translation: the world is not primarily oriented toward God. -“Grace” is a supernatural add on, to a naturalistic world.

  17. The Reformers: Calvin Restored the dignity and value to the “lower-story” Ordinary life is important because it is part of God’s world.

  18. Dualism vs. Xian Worldview Creation:

  19. Dualism vs. Xian Worldview Fall:

  20. Dualism vs. Xian Worldview Redemption:

  21. Christianity out of balance What happens if we over-emphasize any part of the Biblical metanarrative? creation FALL redemption CREATION fall REDEMPTION creation fall REDEMPTION

  22. Study Guide for Fri Assessment • The Faith Gap • Being culturally bilingual • The importance of our interests/gifting/calling in Xian worldview • The good news and the bad news of the survey on pp71-72 • Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Augustine • Dualism and its dangers

  23. Homework -Study for Friday’s assessment. -Continue work on interests paper.

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