In studies of early Christian thought, ‘philosophy’ is often a synonym for ‘Platonism’, or at most for ‘Platonism and Stoicism’. Nevertheless, it wa

How new thinking about history, evidence, and scientific authority depended on undermining the authority of Aristotelianism. “The belief that Aristotle’s ph

Provides a comprehensive account of the socio-political role Aristotle attributes to traditional religion, despite rejecting its content.

Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology explores the role of Aristotelian concepts, principles, and themes in Thomas Aquinas's theology. Each chapter investigates the s

This volume offers the most comprehensive survey available of the philosophical background to the works of early Christian writers and the development of early