From Plato to Christ, Louis Markos
From Plato to Christ, Louis Markos
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From Plato to Christ
How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith

Author: Louis Markos

Narrator: Al Kessel

Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/26/2022

Synopsis

What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith?

Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might surprise us, Christians throughout the history of the church and even today have inherited aspects of the ancient Greek philosophy of Plato, who was both Socrates's student and Aristotle's teacher.

To help us understand the influence of Platonic thought on the Christian faith, Louis Markos offers careful readings of some of Plato's best-known texts and then traces the ways that his work shaped the faith of some of Christianity's most beloved theologians, including Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Dante, and C. S. Lewis.

With Markos's guidance, listeners can ascend to a true understanding of Plato's influence on the faith.

About Louis Markos

Louis Markos is professor of English and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University. He is the author of many books, including Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes, Ancient Voices: An Insider's Look at Classical Greece, From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics, Atheism on Trial: Refuting the Modern Arguments Against God, On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue in Tolkien and Lewis, and Restoring Beauty: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful in the Writings of C. S. Lewis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Old Dog on January 27, 2024

Overall, good. A decent approach for those looking to reconcile platonism with Christianity. He emphasizes the idea that platonism can richly enhance a Christian worldview, and in that conclusion, I am in accordance with him. Other than that, he provides a general and sweeping history of some of the......more

Goodreads review by Annie on September 30, 2024

I love how much Markos loves Plato. I read this book as part of a bookclub with some other homeschooling moms and it was a springboard for some great conversation. It was a bit of a stretch for me, especially in the first part where he discusses the pre-socratics and the content of some of Plato's w......more

Goodreads review by Bob on June 15, 2022

Summary: A discussion of the most significant ideas of Plato, summarizing his works and the influence Platonic thought has had on Christian theology. One of the things readily apparent to anyone who reads the theology of the church fathers is their indebtedness to the Greek philosophers, and particul......more

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