{"title":"Series: Gifford Lectures Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eGifford Lectures Series\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a rich exploration of ideas across diverse disciplines, inviting readers into profound reflections on philosophy, psychology, history, and more. These works present thoughtful analyses and insights that challenge perspectives, from the nature of knowledge and values to the complexities of human behaviour and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect an intellectually stimulating journey through topics ranging from finance and business to health and technology, as well as engaging narratives in travel and children’s literature. Each title embodies a commitment to deep inquiry and expanding understanding in its field, appealing to those who appreciate both scholarly rigor and wide-ranging curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"christianity-and-classical-culture-by-jaroslav-pelikan-9780300062557","title":"Christianity and Classical Culture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe momentous encounter between Christian thought and Greek philosophy reached a high point in fourth-century Byzantium, and the principal actors were four Greek-speaking Christian thinkers whose collective influence on the Eastern Church was comparable to that of Augustine on Western Latin Christendom. In this erudite and informative book, a distinguished scholar provides the first coherent account of the lives and writings of these so-called Cappadocians (named for a region in what is now eastern Turkey), showing how they managed to be Greek and Christian at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristianity and Classical Culture\u003c\/em\u003e by Jaroslav Pelikan describes the four Cappadocians—Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina, sister and teacher of the last two—who were trained in Classical culture, philosophy, and rhetoric but who were also defenders and expositors of Christian orthodoxy. On one issue of faith and life after another—the nature of religious language, the ways of knowing, the existence of God, the universe as cosmos, time, and space, free will and immortality, the nature of the good life, the purpose of the universe—they challenged and debated the validity of the Greek philosophical tradition in interpreting Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the way they resolved these issues became the very definition of normative Christian belief, says Pelikan, their system is still a key to our understanding not only of Christianity's diverse religious traditions but also of its intellectual and philosophical traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is based on the prestigious Gifford Lectures, presented by Jaroslav Pelikan at the University of Aberdeen in 1992 and 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470271398124,"sku":"9780300062557","price":76.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300062557-christianity-and-classical-culture.jpg?v=1775215087"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-gifford-lectures-series.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}