In the Phrygian Mode
Neo-Calvinism, Antiquity, and the Lamentations of Reformational Philosophy
Published on 9. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-7618-3021-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume... has emerged from a small scholarly conference... on the relationship between Christianity and Greco-Roman civilization, above all, that civilization's characteristic patterns of philosophical thought... The field of investigation [is] the neo-Calvinist current within Dutch protestantism and the elaboration in the 1920s and 1930s of 'Calvinistic' philosophy as one of its most distinctive effects... this 'parish tale' has more to recommend it than might appear at first blush. For there is a good argument to be made why such a thoroughly local study can benefit a much broader segment of contemporary Protestantism.
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This volume... has emerged from a small scholarly conference... on the relationship between Christianity and Greco-Roman civilization, above all, that civilization's characteristic patterns of philosophical thought... The field of investigation [is] the neo-Calvinist current within Dutch protestantism and the elaboration in the 1920s and 1930s of "Calvinistic" philosophy as one of its most distinctive effects... this "parish tale" has more to recommend it than might appear at first blush. For there is a good argument to be made why such a thoroughly local study can benefit a much broader segment of contemporary Protestantism. -- Robert Sweetman, Institute for Christian StudiesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-3021-4 (9780761830214)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Robert Sweetman, Ph.D., is the H. Evan Runner Chair in the History of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies. He is also an associate member of the Centre for Medieval Studies and the Centre for the Study of Religion of the University of Toronto.
Content
Part 1 Prologue: Reformational Philosophy and Protestant Orthodoxy
Chapter 2 Neo-Calvinism, Antiquity, and the Lamentations of Reformational Philosophy: A General Overview
Chapter 3 Groen van Prinsterer's Appreciation of Classical Antiquity
Chapter 4 Woltjer on Classical Antiquity
Chapter 5 Alexander Sizoo
Chapter 6 Greek Ontology and Biblical Cosmology: An Unbridgeable Gap
Chapter 7 Vollenhoven and Philosophy in Early Classical Antiquity: A Critical Review
Chapter 8 Popma and Lucian: A Critique of the Christian Fathers
Chapter 9 Philo in the Reformational Tradition
Chapter 10 Vollenhoven's and Dooyeweerd's Appropriation of Greek Philosophy
Chapter 11 Antiquity Transumed and the Reformational Tradition: Which Antiquity is Transumed, How and Why
Chapter 12 Epilogue: Antiquity and the Future of Reformational Tears
Part 13 Name Index
Part 14 Subject Index
Part 15 About the Authors
Chapter 2 Neo-Calvinism, Antiquity, and the Lamentations of Reformational Philosophy: A General Overview
Chapter 3 Groen van Prinsterer's Appreciation of Classical Antiquity
Chapter 4 Woltjer on Classical Antiquity
Chapter 5 Alexander Sizoo
Chapter 6 Greek Ontology and Biblical Cosmology: An Unbridgeable Gap
Chapter 7 Vollenhoven and Philosophy in Early Classical Antiquity: A Critical Review
Chapter 8 Popma and Lucian: A Critique of the Christian Fathers
Chapter 9 Philo in the Reformational Tradition
Chapter 10 Vollenhoven's and Dooyeweerd's Appropriation of Greek Philosophy
Chapter 11 Antiquity Transumed and the Reformational Tradition: Which Antiquity is Transumed, How and Why
Chapter 12 Epilogue: Antiquity and the Future of Reformational Tears
Part 13 Name Index
Part 14 Subject Index
Part 15 About the Authors