It relates to the influence of Kant, whose philosophy came to dominate Protestant thought in the 19th Century, the abandoment of metaphysics as a hopeless enterprise, and the growing acceptance of the claims of modern science as the only way to Truth. I think it is also a matter of the believe that
Greek—read pagan- thought had now contaminated Christianity. It is the whole “dehellenization” thing. Since the Christological dogmas are expressed in Greek terms that they are no longer persuasive.
This is what ya’ll get when you try and mix
mystery religions and paganism with Judaism.
“I think it is also a matter of the believe that
Greek—read pagan- thought had now contaminated Christianity. It is the whole “dehellenization” thing. Since the Christological dogmas are expressed in Greek terms that they are no longer persuasive.”
I take it these Western philosophers confused pagan Hellenism with the New Israel of The Fathers because both expressed ideas in Greek? Ironic that it was the West which was truly the heir to Hellenic paganism.