Christians Reading Pagans — The Renaissance
Part 4 explores the return of Greek learning in the Renaissance.
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Christians Reading Pagans — Part 3
Part 3 explores the middle age's creative appropriation of the pagan past.
“Iesous Heros” by David Armstrong
“In Christian theology, Jesus is more than a hero, but he certainly is not less than one . . . “ In seventh grade English…
Christians Reading Pagans — Part 2
Part 2 explores the attitudes toward pagan literature found among the Greek fathers, with particular attention to Basil the Great.
Christians Reading Pagans — Part 1
The Early Latin West: Tertullian, the irascible third century African church father, famously criticized the use of pagan literature by Christians with a terse question:…
Standing In for the Muses
The classics have survived through time and reached us in silence. The words of the Greek epics, lyric poetry, myths, and speeches remain, but we…
