Throughout, kreeft weaves an intriguing web as he brings socrates closer and closer to a meeting with jesus. Peter kreeft kreeft writes a play about a fictional massachusetts university where socrates is unexpectedly revived in 1987. Father of philosophy meets the founder of existentialism 2005 socrates and jeanpaul sartre you can understand the bible 2005 a combination of his previous books you can understand the old testament. So, kreeft says it is humbly beyond his earthly powers.
The book s title, socrates meets jesus is somewhat misleading. Throughout the chapters, this unknown man, jesus is rooted in the back of socs mind. Here is a startling and provocative portrayal of reason in search of truth. Throughout the chapters, this unknown man, jesus is rooted in the back of socs mind and his desire to know him becomes more real. And since he is the author of both books, and since this teacher never contradicts himself, these two books never contradict each other.
Our issue today is the historical jesus as presented in the gospel accounts. They are so robust and true that even historys greatest questioner, socrates, would have great reason to reject deism, open theism, and other worldviews through the reading, testing. Kreeft has written several socrates meets books, including socrates meets kant and socrates meets jesus. Of course i am a believer in jesus christ, but also studied socrates from an atheistic english professor who introduced our class to the real socrates in a fantastic way. Socrates meets jesus histories greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ. Kreeft is a professor of philosophy at boston college.
A performance of the play socrates meets jesus by kevin obrien, based on the book by peter kreeft, at the american chesterton society. Peter kreeft books list of books by author peter kreeft. A book by book guide for catholics 1990 and reading and praying the new testament. Socrates meets jesus goodreads meet your next favorite book. Author of socratic logic, knowing the truth of gods love, love is stronger than death, socrates meets marx, prayer, the journey, love is stronger than death, making choices. God is the infinite and eternal i the ultimate subject or doer or knower. This performance examines what happens to socrates when he comes back to life, goes to college, and starts learning about jesus in modern times. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ ebook.
Socrates meets jesus peter kreeft the puritan board. In his book jesus shock, kreeft takes his thinking even further to show how jesus not only pursued a way like socrates, the truth like socrates, and the life like. A highlight of the conference was be the premiere of kevin obrien and theatre of the words dramatic rendition of socrates meets jesus, a play based on the book by dr. This time i picked an interesting book called socrates meets jesus by peter kreeft. Download and read online for free socrates meets jesus by prometheus pseud. Jan 29, 2015 based on christian philosopher peter kreefts book socrates meets jesus.
Paul in acts 17, kreeft imagines socrates in conversation with modernday disciples of jesus. Peter kreeft wrote his fiction book socrates meets jesus. Socrates meets jesus is written as a script for a play, which emphasizes the importance of dialogue in the search for truth. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ the medievals loved to say that god wrote two books. What would happen if socratesyes, the socrates of ancient at. Based on christian philosopher peter kreefts book socrates meets jesus. Sep 04, 2009 socrates meets jesus the play last night, my parish hosted the play socrates meets jesus, presented by theater of the word. Peter kreeft imagine socrates suddenly awaking on the campus of a major university and enrolled in the divinity school. Using the socratic method of course, kreeft guides readers to the fascinating possibility that socrates would have become a christian, had christianity been around then. So, why not call the book socrates meets the disciples of jesus. In a new introduction to this revised edition, kreeft also highlights the inspiration for this book and the key questions of truth and faith it addresses. The thesis of this book is that the claims of christ are not false and absurd. Find out in this play based on the book by peter kreeft socrates meets jesus.
The entire book hinges on the kreefts opinion of socrates and what he thinks socrates wouldve said to jesus if they couldve met. What does happen, however, is a confrontation between one of histories greatest purveyors of logic and the current radical liberal christian university. In studying religious traditions, the grecoroman philosopher uses natural reason to. This book is an attempt to reimagine platos allegory of the cave with a modern twist. For those in the know, peter kreeft is known in apologetics circles as an apologist. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ to show how christianity is reasonable 8. A convert to roman catholicism, he is the author of over eighty books on christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. In these seven innovative volumes, peter kreeft revives the classic method of giving breath to philosophy through dialogue. Jan 10, 2002 the focus of the book is exactly what the title says, socrates meets jesus. Socrates meets jesus theater of the word incorporated. When this book was handed to me by a friend, i could tell, just by the concept of the book, that it had a morethanlikely chance of being fun to read. Socrates meets jesus quantity add to cart in this clever book, socrates makes mincemeat of the arguments of skeptics who want to abandon reason when it comes to christianity.
While philosophy rightly used isnt a bad thing far from it. Kreeft imagines a purgatory where we can listen in on conversations between socrates and the great thinkers who, centuries later, picked up the philosophers torch. Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing. This book uses the socratic method to seduce socrates to abandon his ethical rationalism and take kierkegaards leap of faith to grow the image of god within himself. Peter kreeft has made a name for himself as a christian roman catholic philosopher whose chief project seems to be as an apologist offering good, logically. Socrates meets jesus peter kreeft peter kreeft brings the socratic method to current topics in socrates meets jesus.
He first gives an initiation to philosophy and introduces the dialogue form through platos apology in. Everything you ever wanted to know about heaven, but never dreamed of asking. Socrates, the great questioner, somehow appears at have it university think harvard, and begins to, as he is wont to do, ask a lot of questions. Kreefts brilliant socrates profile leads the reader to a new appreciation for the gospel, even readers who have heard the gospel so many times. Kreefts brilliant socrates profile leads the reader to a new appreciation for the gospel, even readers who have heard the gospel so many times they now only have a responsibility to appreciate it. In this drama socrates meets such fellow students as bertha broadmind, thomas keptic and molly mooney. And since he is the author of both books, and since this teacher never contradicts. I think the idea of a fictional encounter between christ and socrates put me off. Peter kreeft, christian philosopher and longtime admirer of the historic socrates, imagines the result. In this book, however, socrates meets jesus in the form of a timetraveling socrates meeting four modern representatives of christianity and talking with them about their faith. Socrates meets jesus memoria press classical education. What would happen if socratesyes, the socrates of ancient athenssuddenly showed up on the campus of a major.
Isbn 0830823387 this was another book i picked up at my recent visit to dicksons bookshop. The focus of the book is exactly what the title says, socrates meets jesus. While philosophy rightly used isnt a bad thing far from it, it becomes bad when its used to support belief in or about god. Socrates meets jesus the play last night, my parish hosted the play socrates meets jesus, presented by theater of the word. Louis has reason to boast, because this theater group is based here. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ 9780830823383 by peter kreeft. I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher. While discussing our current reads, i mentioned peter kreefts recommended. Socrates meets jesus society of gilbert keith chesterton. This book is an attempt to reimagine platos allegory of the cave with a. In this book, socrates unknowingly stumbles into a modern university setting and meets students studying various topics including theology. One of the big highlights of last weekends defending the faith conference was meeting dr.
A performance of the play socrates meets jesus by kevin obrien, based on the book by peter kreeft, at the american chesterton society conference in worcester, ma on august 2, 20. History\s greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ, kreeft had socrates deal with the claims of jesus, though not jesus himself. By the way, a fun read that deals with this question in a very general sense is peter kreefts book socrates meets jesus. Socrates never does really meet him at least, not in the ordinary sense.
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