Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts: Plundering Plato without Becoming a Platonist

In the legendary Battle of Troy, the Greeks retreated from their siege of the city and left a large wooden horse where they had been. The Trojans wheeled the massive horse into the city as a trophy—only to wake up that night to the sound of Greeks pouring out of the horse, opening the city’s gates, and slaying the inhabitants. Today, the resurgence of the philosopher Plato and his forms of thought offer a gift to the church by way of categories and concepts to better understand the world. But what kind of gifts are these? Will they help Christians walk faithfully and think Christianly? Or will they mislead us and make war against the biblical gospel? Join Christ Over All this month, as we explore how to engage the Platonic Tradition and various forms of Christian Platonism, which are today being revived in evangelical seminaries and other Christian publications.