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Tag Archives: Plato
Exploring the Twain 2
In the first post in this series, I introduced my thesis that Western theology is so tainted by a number of influences that did not affect the Eastern Church that the best way to evaluate Western theology is to start … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Exploring the Twain
Tagged Aristotle, augustine, Calvin, catholic, eastern, Luther, Manichaean, neo-platonism, Occam, Ockham, orthodox, Philosophy, Plato, theology, western, William
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Communion, reality, Plato’s Cave and parallel universes
While I am not nearly as fond of Plato as some, I think I can understand why many Christians hold to somewhat of a Platonic Idealism; the belief that “the other side” is more real than the physical world seems … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Science & Doubt, Philosophy
Tagged communion, parallel universe, philosphy, Plato, reality, sacraments, theology
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