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To: NYer
This whole idea of binding Paul to Plato and Peter to Aristotle is really very, very important, and change the course of western history. See article. Long, dense, but crucial information re Christianity vs. Islam and western thinking.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/149359/thread/1243447186/last-1243447186/Fjordman-+Why+Christians+Accepted+Greek+Natural+Philosophy,+But+Muslims+Did+Not

10 posted on 06/30/2009 2:06:48 PM PDT by Excellence (Meet your new mother-in-law — the United States Government)
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To: Excellence

Thanks for the link. Interesting thesis but no references.


13 posted on 06/30/2009 3:38:55 PM PDT by NYer ("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
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