From Plato to Christ

Editorial Reviews

"This is an urgently needed book. That educated persons too often have no knowledge of Plato is a real disaster. With his usual flair and concision, Marcos brings forward Plato's greatest insights and describes their reception in the Christian tradition, as well as their rejection by Hobbes and Nietzsche. May the Christian retrieval of the best of Plato--joined by his student Aristotle--commence in earnest!"
--Matthew Levering, James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary

"Christianity is incomprehensible without Platonism. Such is the inescapable conclusion upon reading From Plato to Christ. Deeply committed to the continuing relevance of Plato's dialogues for today's world, Louis Markos takes us both to Plato himself and to key Christian Platonists, instilling in us the same longing for truth, goodness, and beauty that animated Plato and his Christian heirs through the centuries. Here is a book that will inspire you to ascend the rising path and find the higher purpose for which you were born."
--Hans Boersma, Saint Benedict Servants of Christ Professor of Ascetical Theology, Nashotah House Theological Seminary

"This is an urgently needed book. That educated persons too often have no knowledge of Plato is a real disaster. With his usual flair and concision, Markos brings forward Plato's greatest insights and describes their reception in the Christian tradition, as well as their rejection by Hobbes and Nietzsche. May the Christian retrieval of the best of Plato--joined by his student Aristotle--commence in earnest!"
--Matthew Levering, James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary
"We need this book because we cannot understand ourselves unless we understand the tradition of thought that has shaped the West, including the church. One of the key thinkers at the root of our culture is Plato. His influence on Christian writers has been immense, yet he is little known and greatly misunderstood today. Louis Markos does us a great service in this accessible and fascinating book, which functions as an introduction to the thought of Plato and an assessment of his influence on major Christian writers from the church fathers to C. S. Lewis."
--Craig A Carter, research professor of theology at Tyndale University, Toronto

"Christianity is incomprehensible without Platonism. Such is the inescapable conclusion upon reading From Plato to Christ. Deeply committed to the continuing relevance of Plato's dialogues for today's world, Louis Markos takes us both to Plato himself and to key Christian Platonists, instilling in us the same longing for truth, goodness, and beauty that animated Plato and his Christian heirs through the centuries. Here is a book that will inspire you to ascend the rising path and find the higher purpose for which you were born."
-Hans Boersma, Saint Benedict Servants of Christ Professor of Ascetical Theology, Nashotah House Theological Seminary

"This is an urgently needed book. That educated persons too often have no knowledge of Plato is a real disaster. With his usual flair and concision, Markos brings forward Plato's greatest insights and describes their reception in the Christian tradition, as well as their rejection by Hobbes and Nietzsche. May the Christian retrieval of the best of Plato-joined by his student Aristotle-commence in earnest!"
-Matthew Levering, James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary