the christian arsenal
Philosophy
the christian arsenal
Philosophy
Philosophy and Theology are sister disciplines. They deal with many of the same issues and questions. They make us take account of our lives and the things we do, believe and say. Philosophical questions are actually best answered by the Bible.
For those who are not familiar with philosophy, a simple working definition would be man's attempt to answer the following type of questions:
What is truth?
What is good?
Does evil exist?
Is there a difference between good and evil?
Where did we come from?
Who are we?
Isn't man just another animal on this planet?
Why are we here?
Why is there suffering in the world?
Where are we going?
Does man cease to exist after death?
For the Christian, the answers to these are generally quite clear. Take the Bible out of the equation and you will come up with some very strange answers to these questions.
Below listed are some great resources for the consideration of the subject of Philosophy from a Christian perspective.
✦Articles for Christian Thinkers - Articles posted by different authors on Christian topics.
✦Ancient & Medieval Christian Philosophy - Christian Web Digest's page featuring an introduction and links to ancient and medieval Christian philosophy.
✦Bjorn's Guide to Philosophy - This site is physically located at the University of Linköping, Sweden, and is maintained by Björn Christensson, an undergraduate student of Political Science.
✦Christian Philosophy & Theology - Speculative thought in Western Chronology.
✦Guide to Philosophy on the Internet - A comprehensive collection of online philosophy resources. Well-organized, easy to navigate, regularly updated.
✦The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Articles in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy are currently from three sources (1) adaptations from public domain sources, (2) adaptations of material written by the editor for classroom purposes,and (3) original contributions by professional philosophers around the internet.
✦Jesus & the Intellectual - Who in your opinion is the most outstanding personality of all time? I have posed this question to people of many religions, even atheists and Communists around the world. The answer from all knowledgeable people is always the same: "Jesus of Nazareth."
✦Origen - Origen, one of the most distinguished of the Fathers of the early Church, was born, probably at Alexandria, about 182; and died at Caesarea not later than 251.
✦The Person in Medieval Thought - A site with articles on Christian Philosophy.
✦Philosophy Resources on the Internet - A comprehensive resource for philosophy on the internet, providing thousands of links categorized by philosopher, timer period, and subject areas.
✦Society of Christian Philosophers - The Society of Christian Philosophers was organized in 1978 to promote fellowship among Christian Philosophers and to stimulate study and discussion of issues which arise from their Christian and philosophical commitments.
✦Theistic Philosophers - A list of individuals who classify themselves as both philosophers and theists. They work in such diverse areas as metaphysics, epistemology, logic, action theory, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of language, philosophy of logic, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, philosophical theology, existentialism, phenomenology, political philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
✦Touchstone a Journal of Mere Christianity - A Journal of Mere Christianity - The Fellowship of St. James.
✦The Virtual Office of Robert C. Coons - Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin.
✦Art