Natural Theology in the Patristic Period
Wayne J. Hankey
This chapter considers the different forms of natural theology in Patristic Period, first examining Stoic Middle Platonism Philo Judaeus and Josephus. In – uniting Plato's Moses' genesis, thus connecting God, cosmos, human opposite way to one taken by Lucretius his we encounter most took period. We find not only that there is no operation pure nature abstracted from divine activity but also physics leads theology, nature, human, community depend on gifts given beyond them above. The philosophies Boethius, John Scottus Eriugena, Augustine are discussed.
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