Peter kreeft kreeft writes a play about a fictional massachusetts university where socrates is unexpectedly revived in 1987. Socrates meets jesus is book with a creative storyline and a miraculous ending. 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, christian philosopher and longtime admirer of the historic socrates, imagines the result. One of the big highlights of last weekends defending the faith conference was meeting dr. Kreefts brilliant socrates profile leads the reader to a new appreciation for the gospel, even readers who have heard the gospel so many times. Find out in this play based on the book by peter kreeft socrates meets jesus. 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. Socrates meets jesus the play last night, my parish hosted the play socrates meets jesus, presented by theater of the word. So, kreeft says it is humbly beyond his earthly powers. The book s title, socrates meets jesus is somewhat misleading. What would happen if socratesyes, the socrates of ancient at.
Socrates meets jesus society of gilbert keith chesterton. Socrates meets jesus peter kreeft the puritan board. Peter kreeft wrote his fiction book socrates meets jesus. What does happen, however, is a confrontation between one of histories greatest purveyors of logic and the current radical liberal christian university. By the way, a fun read that deals with this question in a very general sense is peter kreefts book socrates meets jesus. Jan 10, 2002 the focus of the book is exactly what the title says, socrates meets jesus. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ the medievals loved to say that god wrote two books. 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. Sep 04, 2009 socrates meets jesus the play last night, my parish hosted the play socrates meets jesus, presented by theater of the word. Socrates meets jesus goodreads meet your next favorite book. Socrates meets jesus peter kreeft peter kreeft brings the socratic method to current topics in socrates meets jesus. God is the infinite and eternal i the ultimate subject or doer or knower. 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. A book by book guide for catholics 1990 and reading and praying the new testament.
What would happen if socratesyes, the socrates of ancient athenssuddenly showed up on the campus of a major. A performance of the play socrates meets jesus by kevin obrien, based on the book by peter kreeft, at the american chesterton society. 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. The entire book hinges on the kreefts opinion of socrates and what he thinks socrates wouldve said to jesus if they couldve met.
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. Throughout, kreeft weaves an intriguing web as he brings socrates closer and closer to a meeting with jesus. Paul in acts 17, kreeft imagines socrates in conversation with modernday disciples of jesus. While philosophy rightly used isnt a bad thing far from it. Tacelli, twenty arguments for the existence of god. Socrates meets jesus theater of the word incorporated. For those in the know, peter kreeft is known in apologetics circles as an apologist.
And since he is the author of both books, and since this teacher never contradicts himself, these two books never contradict each other. This performance examines what happens to socrates when he comes back to life, goes to college, and starts learning about jesus in modern times. This book is an attempt to reimagine platos allegory of the cave with a modern twist. In these seven innovative volumes, peter kreeft revives the classic method of giving breath to philosophy through dialogue. A practical and illuminating guide to each book in the bible. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ ebook. 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. While discussing our current reads, i mentioned peter kreefts recommended. He first gives an initiation to philosophy and introduces the dialogue form through platos apology in. Throughout the chapters, this unknown man, jesus is rooted in the back of socs mind and his desire to know him becomes more real. Jan 29, 2015 based on christian philosopher peter kreefts book socrates meets jesus. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ. In this book, socrates unknowingly stumbles into a modern university setting and meets students studying various topics including theology.
Socrates meets jesus is written as a script for a play, which emphasizes the importance of dialogue in the search for truth. Kreeft is a professor of philosophy at boston college. Everything you ever wanted to know about heaven, but never dreamed of asking. Here is a startling and provocative portrayal of reason in search of truth. 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Louis has reason to boast, because this theater group is based here. The focus of the book is exactly what the title says, socrates meets 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. While philosophy rightly used isnt a bad thing far from it, it becomes bad when its used to support belief in or about god. This book is an attempt to reimagine platos allegory of the cave with a. 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. Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
Socrates meets jesus histories greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ to show how christianity is reasonable 8. Kreeft has written several socrates meets books, including socrates meets kant and socrates meets jesus. 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.
I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher. In this drama socrates meets such fellow students as bertha broadmind, thomas keptic and molly mooney. 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. I think the idea of a fictional encounter between christ and socrates put me off. Jan 09, 2015 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.
Download and read online for free socrates meets jesus by prometheus pseud. Socrates meets jesus memoria press classical education. 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. Isbn 0830823387 this was another book i picked up at my recent visit to dicksons bookshop. This time i picked an interesting book called socrates meets jesus by peter kreeft. Peter kreeft imagine socrates suddenly awaking on the campus of a major university and enrolled in the divinity school. Our issue today is the historical jesus as presented in the gospel accounts. Peter kreeft books list of books by author peter kreeft. History\s greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ, kreeft had socrates deal with the claims of jesus, though not jesus himself. 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. And since he is the author of both books, and since this teacher never contradicts.
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. Historys greatest questioner confronts the claims of christ 9780830823383 by peter kreeft. 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. 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. So, why not call the book socrates meets the disciples of jesus. Throughout the chapters, this unknown man, jesus is rooted in the back of socs mind. Based on christian philosopher peter kreefts book socrates meets jesus. In studying religious traditions, the grecoroman philosopher uses natural reason to. The thesis of this book is that the claims of christ are not false and absurd. A convert to roman catholicism, he is the author of over eighty books on christian philosophy, theology and apologetics.