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100 1 _aCole, Lawrence Thomas,
_d1869-1955
245 1 4 _aThe Basis of Early Christian Theism
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-01-16
508 _aProduced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Colin Bell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Basis of Early Christian Theism" by Lawrence Thomas Cole is a scholarly treatise written in the late 19th century. This work explores the development and significance of theistic arguments during the early Christian era, particularly how they interacted with Greek philosophical thought. The book is of a philosophical and theological nature, analyzing the essential beliefs about God during the formative years of Christianity and the intellectual climate that surrounded these beliefs. Cole's examination delves into how early Christian thinkers integrated and responded to existing Greek and Roman theistic arguments while establishing a distinct Christian framework. He identifies key figures from both the Greek philosophical tradition and early church fathers, discussing their contributions to theism and the nature of God. The text highlights the shift from abstract philosophical arguments to a more personal and revealed understanding of God through Christ, emphasizing the practical implications of faith over purely rational debate. Through this lens, Cole articulates the unique character of early Christian thought and its reliance on revelation in contrast to the fragmented speculative reasoning of its philosophical predecessors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChurch history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
653 _aTheism
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24328
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