Phronema Volume 8, 1993

Phronema Volume 8, 1993

Editor, Dr Guy Freeland

Contents  
   
Editorial 2
   

The Importance of Greek Culture for Australian Society, Archbishop Stylianos (Harkianakis)

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Sophia - The Wisdom of God, John Chryssavgis 19
   
Sophia, the Creator and the Created Cosmos: Early Christian Cosmogonic and Cosmological Polemics, Themistocles Adamopoulo 33
   
Wise Men from the East: The Influence of Eastern Christianity in China, 635-1986, Kevin Baker 49
   
Essay Reviews 57-64
   
Book Reviews 65-76
   
Brief Notices 77-78
   
The College 79-82
   
Our Contributors 83
 

Introducing the Master of Greek Philosophy

Greek philosophy remains foundational to the history of ideas in the Western and Eastern traditions. It has shaped disciplines as diverse as theology, ethics, politics, science, and metaphysics. In particular, the writings of Plato, Aristotle, and the later Hellenistic and Byzantine philosophers have exercised enduring influence on Christian theology, especially in the Patristic and medieval Byzantine periods.

The Master of Greek Philosophy offers an intensive program engaging the seminal figures, texts, and ideas of the ancient Greek and Byzantine philosophical traditions, the award further cultivates high-level critical and analytical abilities and fosters independent scholarly inquiry.

The Master of Greek Philosophy cultivates advanced capacity for critical engagement with the key figures, texts, and ideas of the ancient and Byzantine Greek philosophical tradition, preparing graduates to integrate these insights in further scholarly research, higher education, ministry, or other cultural and professional spheres.