Christian philosophy

Prepared by Il Yung V. Han II – 8 BSSE

• Life and teachings

• Gospels• No records of

any writing• No systematic

theology or philosophy

• New Testament

Jesus

Origins of Christian Philosophy

St. Paul

• Saul of Tarsus• Persecuted

Early Christians• Epistles/Letters

- doctrine - theology

• Book of Acts

Hellenism

Hellenistic Christian Philosophy

St. Irenaeus

• Unity of God• Against

Gnosticism• Original sin is

latent to humanity

• Christ is a teacher

Hellenistic Christian Philosophy

Tertullian

• Philosopher• Father of the

western church• Traducianism• Against

Marcionism• Montanism

Origen

• Integrated Platonism

• Logos• Two churches

- One ideal - One real

• God - perfect - ideal

Augustine of Hippo

• Classical Chrisitian Philosophy

• Greek- Plato- Neoplatonism- Stoicism

• Altered for Christian teaching

Medieval Christian Philosophy

John Duns Scotus

• Subtle doctor• Professor at University

of Paris

Anselm of Canterbur

y

• Ontological Argument of God’s existence

• Reintroduced Aristotle in the West

• Arabic translations

St. Thomas of Aquinas

• Professor at University of Paris

• Introduced Aristotelian Philosophy

• Contemporary of St. Bonaventure

Modern and Contemporary Christian Philosophy

Karl Barth

• German survivor

• Wrote massive Church Dogmatics

• Division between human though and divine reality

• Dogmatician of the church and Preacher

John D. Caputo

• American Catholic Deconstructionist and theologian

G.K. Cheterton

• British author

• Christian thought in fiction, non-fiction, poems,

• Seeking truth

• Resistance to Eugenics and Distributivism

Etienne Gilson

• The Spirit of the Medieval Philosophy

• The Spirit of Thomism

• Existential Thomism

Modern and Contemporary Christian Philosophy

Herman Dooyerweerd

• A New Critique of Theoretical Thought

C.S Lewis

• Literary critic• Mythographer• Apologist for the

Christian faith

St. John Paul II

• Fides at Ratio

Josef Pieper

• German Roman Catholic Philosopher

• Plato• St. Thomas

Aquinas

Modern and Contemporary Christian Philosophy

Alvin Plantinga

• Notre Dame University

• Reformed Epistemology

• Synthesizes Analytical Philosophy and Christian philosophical concerns

Egbert Schuurman

• Leading philosopher of technology

• Espouses Christian philosophical approach

Paul Tillich

• Phenomenology of the holy

• Religion is the Ultimate Concern

Modern and Contemporary Christian Philosophy

D.H. Th. Vollenhover

• Calvinism and the Reformation of Philosophy• Philosophy of the Law-Idea• Association of Calvinist Philosophy / Association for

Reformation Philosophy• Best describes as “modern” or “post-modern”

Despite division and different sects., most agrees on:

• God as creator of all things• Jesus is the Messiah, Son of God• Holy Trinity• Human as a sinner• Jesus came to redeem mankind• Our soul is immortal• Old and New Testament as guides to ideal Christian life• Baptism is necessary• Afterlife

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Prepared by Il Yung V. Han II – 8 BSSE