Overview

This book argues for the inseparability of classical Hellenism from the Greek patristic tradition from a distinctly Eastern Orthodox perspective. Postulating a common striving for truth in both domains, it places emphasis on the contributions of the ancients and Greek paideia to Christian learning and culture. In the spirit of the late Werner Jaeger, the essays contained in the volume provide a fruitful strategy for looking anew at the Greek classical world and Christianity through the eyes of the Greek Fathers, the direct inheritors of the ancient Greek worldview. Collectively, the author and contributors excellently demonstrate that, conflated with the visionary insights of the Jewish prophets and of Jewish messianism, the wisdom of the ancients served to pave the way for the unfolding of the fullness of Christian teaching and its spiritually enlightening revelation.

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Author:   Chrysostomos
Publisher:   James Clarke & Co Ltd
Imprint:   James Clarke & Co Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.266kg
ISBN:  

9780227176221

ISBN 10:   0227176227
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   26 January 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction Chapter 1 Man and His Universe in Hellenistic Thought and the Greek Fathers / The Reverend Gregory Telepneff and the Most Reverend Chrysostomos Chapter 2 Body, Soul, and Spirit in the Greek Ancients and in the Greek Fathers and Their Theological Legacy in Eastern Orthodox Christianity / The Most Reverend Chrysostomos Chapter 3 The Greek Fathers and Secular Knowledge / The Most Reverend Chrysostomos and Archimandrite Patapios Chapter 4 The Transformation of Hellenistic Philosophical Nomenclature in the Greek Patristic Tradition / The Most Reverend Chrysostomos and Archimandrite Patapios Chapter 5 The Notion of Rhetoric in the Eastern Orthodox Patristic Tradition / Bishop Auxentios Chapter 6 The Concept of Philosophy in the Hellenic Tradition / Constantine Cavarnos Chapter 7 Images of the Invisible Beauty: Plotinian Aesthetics and Byzantine Iconography / Archimandrite Patapios Chapter 8 In Defense of Piety: Respect for Words and Respect for The Word / J.C.B. Petropoulos Chapter 9 Free Will, Character, and Responsibility in Classical Greek Thought, the Greek Fathers, and Modern Existentialism / Constantine Cavarnos Chapter 10 The Ancient Greek Heritage / Constantine Cavarnos Chapter 11 The Hellenic Heritage in Byzantium / Constantine Cavarnos

Reviews

This fine book illustrates how early Christian thought synthesised Jewish revelation with Greek philosophy and literature, integrating intellectual knowledge with spiritual understanding. The articles illustrate this synthesis with a number of topics, such as the relationship between soul, body, and spirit. Metropolitan Chrysostomos' clear introduction encourages readers, in the current anti-Christian culture, to understand the powerful truths and insights of the early Christian writers. Jeffrey Burton Russell, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara Archbishop Chrysostomos has not produced merely a simple collection of texts. If one follows them step by step, he will certainly decipher a golden thread that goes deeper into the history of the birth of Orthodox Christianity. ... The subject matter is complex and difficult. Nevertheless [the book] commends itself as an easy, fruitful, erudite, and spiritual reading. Remus Rus, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Bucharest, Romania

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The Most Reverend Chrysostomos is Senior Research Scholar at the Centre for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies.

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