Life of Wisdom An Introduction to Classical Philosophy And Early Christianity

How does ancient philosophy help us to understand the meaning and significance of Christianity? Alan Brown shows that in antiquity philosophy was never an abstracted activity but was actually concerned with determining values, and was therefore at bottom pragmatic. Properly understood, Christianity is also, and above all, preoccupied with value and meaning, and is intrinsically philosophical in a unique sense. In challenging secular notions of Christianity's philosophical naivete, the author provides a clear survey of the main schools of classical philosophy and their influence on the early church.Brown, Alan is the author of 'Life of Wisdom An Introduction to Classical Philosophy And Early Christianity', published 2008 under ISBN 9781845110079 and ISBN 1845110072.