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OverviewIs God involved? Why do bad things happen to good people? What is up to us? These questions were explored in Mediterranean antiquity with reference to 'providence' (pronoia). In Did God Care? Dylan Burns offers the first comprehensive survey of providence in ancient philosophy that brings together the most important Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Syriac sources, from Plato to Plotinus and the Gnostics. Burns demonstrates how the philosophical problems encompassed by providence transformed in the first centuries CE, yielding influential notions about divine care, evil, creation, omniscience, fate, and free will that remain with us today. These transformations were not independent developments of 'Pagan philosophy' and 'Christian theology,' but include fruits of mutually influential engagement between Hellenic and Christian philosophers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dylan M. BurnsPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 25 Weight: 0.748kg ISBN: 9789004432970ISBN 10: 9004432973 Pages: 398 Publication Date: 30 July 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDylan M. Burns, Ph.D. (2011), Yale University, is a research associate at the Freie Universitat Berlin. He has published several books and many articles on Gnosticism, later Greek philosophy, Manichaeism, and their modern reception, including Apocalypse of the Alien God (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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