RU a Heretic | Class 2
CLASS 2
SYNCRETISM VS PURE RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY & SCRIPTURE, SCIENCE & FAITH
Reading from several pages of The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1 by Justo L. Gonzalez
Read the Prologue of John (John 1:1-18). What role does the Word or LOGOS play?
Read the Article “The Concept of LOGOS” So what is LOGOS according to Classical Philosophy (that pre-dates John’s gospel)? Is John talking about the same thing?; or something different?
Justin Martyr wrote several apologies (treatises that try to explain how Classic Greek Theology, including Stoicism, actually aline with Christian Theology. You can read some of it HERE on the Justin Martyr Wikipedia Page.
Article about how Justin Martyr Reveals the Profound Truth of Logos Spermatikos (Also can be listened to) LINK to article by the Socratic Journey of Faith and Reason.
Some brief videos that can help flesh out the understanding of LOGOS:
QUESTIONS FOR OUR DISCUSSION TOGETHER IN CLASS 2:
- We’ll review this history and the notions of Logos, Stoicism, and the Apologists.
- We’ll discuss how we expereince this as heretical or orthodox.
- We’ll apply this idea of apologetics and knowledge, trying to bring faith and reason, through looking at other big ideas that shape our faith and world-views such as evolution, marxism, even capitalism.
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