St. Paul was much less extreme. When he came to Athens, he sought out few points of common ground. Those Greeks actually had more in commone with Christianity than so many -isms of contemporary thought.
If some of the Fathers were overly influenced by Greek thinking, there ought to be some credit at least for engaging the conversation and noting the important differences. That's much harder to do than blanket denials. Stripes1776 provided a list of those who engage the difficult issues and wish to point out the limits of philosophy. (A side note: the absolutist divide between Greek and Biblical thinking seems to be a product of modern forms of hyper rationalism.) In short, the fact that the two so easily meld is ample evidence that they have a lot in common.
Stripes1776 provided a list of those who engage the difficult issues and wish to point out the limits of philosophy.
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philosphy ends in the personality and character of man
theology ends in the personality and character of God.