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Why did Eastern Church writers show no interest in analytical reasoning, while Western Church writers routinely incorporated analytical reasoning into their defences of the faith? We must look to the third century when the Roman Empire was splitting into eastern and western halves, and Christian thi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Petrina, Alessandra, Johnson, Ian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kalamazoo : MIP / Medieval Institute Pubs., 2017.
Colección:Studies in medieval and early modern culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why did Eastern Church writers show no interest in analytical reasoning, while Western Church writers routinely incorporated analytical reasoning into their defences of the faith? We must look to the third century when the Roman Empire was splitting into eastern and western halves, and Christian thinkers were synthesizing Greek philosophy with Christian teachings. The amalgamation of Neoplatonism with Christian theology occurred in slightly different ways in those areas later dominated by the Western Church and the Eastern Church, respectively.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (280 pages)
ISBN:9781580442824
158044282X