August 12, 2024

3.39 Robert Lyon, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "What is Christian Platonism?"

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Listen as Robert Lyon joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his two-part longform essay "What is Christian Platonism?"

Timestamps

00:46 – Intro

04:08 – Robert Lyon’s Background

05:06 – The Lay of the Land of Christian Platonism in the Academic World

11:34 – Who are the Main Advocates of Christian Platonism?

13:04 – What is a Metaphysic and How Do We Understand It?

14:16 – Other Terms Important to Understand in This Conversation

18:42 – What is Platonism as a System of Thought?

25:26 – What is the ‘Great Tradition’ that Craig Carter is Speaking of?

29:53 – The Doctrine of ‘Ur Platonism’

35:15 – ‘Ur Platonism’ is a Reduced Form of Platonism

39:32 – The Idea of Sacramental Ontology

41:17 – The Loss of Creator and Creature Distinction & Participatory Language

43:58 – Do Christian Platonists Pick Up More Catholic Ways of Reading the Bible?

47:40 – What is a Positive Construction of Ontology that We Can Begin to Mine From the Biblical Canon?

52:07 – How the Protestant Reformers Were Eclectic When Looking Toward the Early Church

56:09 – Final Thoughts from Robert Lyon & Dr. Wellum

1:00:35 - Outro

Resources to Click

“What is Christian Platonism? (Part 2): A Preliminary Critique”– Robert Lyon

“What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps” – Robert Lyon

“False Equivalence: The Problem with Unreasonable Comparisons” – Itamar Shatz

“False Dilemmas and False Dichotomies: What They Are and How to Respond to Them” – Itamar Shatz

“Why Should We Affirm Christian Platonism? Historical and Systemic Reasons” – Craig A. Carter

““Christian Platonism” and Christological Interpretation: A Response to Craig A. Carter, Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition” – Daniel J. Treier

“On Classical Christian Platonism: A Philosopher’s Reply to Carter” – Paul M. Gould

“Which Plato? Whose Platonism? Summarizing the Christian Platonism Symposium” – Jordan Steffaniak

“First Principles” – Matthew Barrett

The Trinitarian Theology of Thomas Aquinas – Lane Tipton

Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts

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Books to Read

Plato (Great Thinkers) – David Talcott

The Metaphysics - Aristotle

Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry – Hans Boersma

Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Pre-Modern Exegesis – Craig A. Carter

Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics: The Rise and Development of Reformed Orthodoxy, ca. 1520 to ca. 1725 – Richard A. Muller

“The One and the Trinity,” in Christian Platonism: A History – Alexander J.B. Hampton & John Peter Kenney

Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism – Craig A. Carter

The Reformation and the Right Reading of Scripture – Iain Provan

Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept (Volume 1) – Stephen J. Wellum

Four Views on Christian Metaphysics - ed. Timothy M. Mosteller

Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics – Richard Muller

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