Christianity and Western Thought: From the Ancient World to the Age of Enlightenment (Christianity and Western Thought Series, Volume 1) Paperback

** THIS IS A USED BOOK. MAY HAVE MARKINGS OR SHOW WEAR.** ALL USED BOOK SALES ARE FINAL. COVERS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE PICTURE SHOWS!!   rom Socrates and the Sophists to Kant, from Augustine to Aquinas and the Reformers, Colin Brown traces the turbulent, often tension-filled, always fascinating story of the thinkers, ideas and movements that have shaped our intellectual landscape. Is philosophy the "handmaiden of faith" or "the doctrine of demons"? Does it clarify the faith or undermine the very heart of Christian belief? Brown writes, "This book is about the changes in preconceptions, world views and paradigms that have affected the ways in which people have thought about religion in general and Christianity in particular in the Western world. . . . It is a historical sketch, written to help students--and anyone else who might be interested--to get a better grasp of the love-hate relationship