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100 1 _aBryant, James Henry
245 1 4 _aThe mutual influence of Christianity and the Stoic school
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aHulsean prize essay ; 1865
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-08
508 _aDavid King and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"The Mutual Influence of Christianity and the Stoic School" by James Henry Bryant is a scholarly examination written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the intersection of two significant philosophical and theological traditions—Christianity and Stoicism—exploring how they influenced each other throughout history. The text likely focuses on the doctrines, ethical teachings, and philosophical underpinnings of both systems, offering insights into how these schools of thought shaped moral perspectives in their respective contexts. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth analysis of the Stoic school of philosophy, notably its encounter with Christianity through figures like St. Paul. Bryant introduces the historical backdrop, emphasizing Athens as a critical site for this philosophical confluence, while he outlines the contrasting views on ethics, virtue, and the concept of God prevalent in each tradition. The text highlights the perceived limitations of Stoicism and its inability to provide a complete understanding of divinity and ethics without the insights offered by Christian revelation. Furthermore, it establishes the groundwork for comparing and contrasting the mechanisms by which each ideology seeks moral and spiritual fulfillment, indicating a multifaceted exploration ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Macmillan and Co., 1866
653 _aStoics
653 _aChristianity and other religions -- Greek
653 _aCivilization, Modern -- Classical influences
830 0 _aHulsean prize essay ; 1865
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/mutualinfluenceo00brya/page/n11/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73570
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