1st Edition

Hellenism and Christianity (Routledge Revivals)

By Edwyn Bevan Copyright 2014
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1921, this title examines the relationship between what the author labels the ‘rationalist’ element in Western culture on the one hand, derived from the ancient Greeks, and Christianity, on the other. Bevan contends that these two traditions are distinct, but not mutually exclusive, and that to understand fully their mutuality and reciprocity it is necessary to examine the... Read more

Preface;  1. The East and the West  2. Bacchylides  3. The Greek Anthology  4. The First Contact of Christianity and Paganism  5. The Gnostic Redeemer  6. Between Two Worlds  7. The Prophet of Personality  8. Dirt  9. The Paradox of Christianity  10. Human Progress  11. The Problem of Eschatology  12. Reason and Dogma  13. Christianity in the Modern World

Biography

Edwyn Bevan