During the second century, the theologian Tertullian famously asked, “What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? What concord is there between the Academy and the Church?” In these questions from Tertullian, a display of Christian theological resistance to Greek philosophical influence is evident.
In The Book of Concord (here), we find the Apostles’ Creed (second century), the Nicene Creed (325, 381), and the Athanasian Creed (sixth-eighth centuries). We also find sixteenth century documents written by the Reformation theologians Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. But whereas Tertullian questioned any use of philosophy in theology, Luther questioned the proper use of philosophy for understanding theology.
The following books begin to explore and help to explain a confessional Lutheran perspective on Apologetics, Natural Law, and Philosophy:
- Christian Apologetics: A Lutheran Introduction by Nathan Greeley (here)
- Sin and Grace Apologetics by Robert Koester (here)
- Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal by CPH (here)
- Philosophy and Theology: A Lutheran Perspective by Nathan Greeley (here)
~ Boethius ~