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3.37 Robert Lyon • Reading • “What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps”

Episode 120

38 Min

August 5, 2024

ABOUT THE EPISODE

What is Christian Platonism and where did it come from? Answers to these questions and more lie ahead.

Resources to Click

“What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps” – Robert Lyon
The Nicene Creed
The Chalcedonian Creed
“Fear and Trembling (Selections)” – Soren Kierkegaard
“Duns Scotus: His Historical and Contemporary Significance” – Catherine Pickstock
“The Doctrine of Univocity is True and Salutary” – Thomas Williams
“First Principles” – Matthew Barrett
Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts
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Books to Read

Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Pre-Modern Exegesis – Craig A. Carter
Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew – Hans Boersma & Scot McKnight
Christian Platonism: A History – Alexander J.B. Hampton
“Christian Metaphysics and Platonism,” in Four Views on Christian Metaphysics – ed. Timothy M. Mosteller
Metaphysics: A Very Short Introduction – Stephen Mumford
Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry– Hans Boersma
Participatory Biblical Exegesis: A Theology of Biblical Interpretation – Matthew Levering
The Theological Origins of Modernity – Michael Allen Gillespie
The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts That Shape Our World –C. Sproul
Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction– Edward Feser
Theology and Social Theory, 2nd Edition – John Milbank
Ordered By Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus – Thomas Williams
Ecco Homo – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Will the Real Plato Please Stand Up? Participation versus Incarnation,” by James K.A. Smith in Radical Orthodoxy and the Reformed Tradition: Creation, Covenant, and Participation – James K.A. Smith & James H. Olthuis
From Plato to Platonism – Lloyd P. Gerson
Phaedo – Plato
Praise Seeking Understanding: Reading the Psalms with Augustine – Jason Byassee

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Robert Lyon

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Robert Lyon

Robert Lyon is a PhD student in Systematic Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) in Louisville, Kentucky. For the past decade he has worked as an engineer in the manufacturing industry. He holds a Master of Divinity from SBTS, as well as undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from Indiana University. Robert is married with three children and a member of Hunsinger Lane Baptist Church.
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