When Athens Met Jerusalem: An Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought »

John Mark Reynolds's book When Athens Met Jerusalem provides students a well-informed introduction to the intellectual underpinnings of Western civilization and highlights how certain intellectual trends are eroding those very foundations.

Preface 9

Acknowledgments 11

Introduction: Athens and Jerusalem 13

1 Building Athens: Philosophy Before Socrates 23

2 The Death Of A Good Man 55

3 The Ideal Philosopher: Plato and His Teachings 69

4 Follow The Logos Wherever It Leads: What Is a Dialogue? 88

5 In Love With The Good 123

6 The City In Words: On Justice 150

7 The Likely Story: The Timaeus 174

8 Breaking With The Master: Aristotle and the "Other" Path 185

9 The Middle Way: Aristotle's Ethics 203

10 Preparing The Way For Christ: Hellenistic Philosophy 221

11 A Postscript: Where Do We Go from Here? 246

Reading List 255

Index 259