3.37 Robert Lyon • Reading • "What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps

What is Christian Platonism and where did it come from? Answers to these questions and more lie ahead. Resources to Click “What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps” – Robert Lyon The Nicene Creed The Chalcedonian Creed “Fear and Trembling (Selections)” – Soren Kierkegaard “Duns Scotus: His Historical and Contemporary Significance” – Catherine Pickstock “The Doctrine of Univocity is True and Salutary” – Thomas Williams “First Principles” – Matthew Barrett Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Pre-Modern Exegesis – Craig A. Carter Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew – Hans Boersma & Scot McKnight Christian Platonism: A History – Alexander J.B. Hampton “Christian Metaphysics and Platonism,” in Four Views on Christian Metaphysics - ed. Timothy M. Mosteller Metaphysics: A Very Short Introduction – Stephen Mumford Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry – Hans Boersma Participatory Biblical Exegesis: A Theology of Biblical Interpretation – Matthew Levering The Theological Origins of Modernity – Michael Allen Gillespie The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts That Shape Our World – R.C. Sproul Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction – Edward Feser Theology and Social Theory, 2nd Edition – John Milbank Ordered By Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus – Thomas Williams Ecco Homo – Friedrich Nietzsche “Will the Real Plato Please Stand Up? Participation versus Incarnation,” by James K.A. Smith in Radical Orthodoxy and the Reformed Tradition: Creation, Covenant, and Participation – eds. James K.A. Smith & James H. Olthuis From Plato to Platonism – Lloyd P. Gerson Phaedo – Plato Praise Seeking Understanding: Reading the Psalms with Augustine – Jason Byassee