Project Gutenberg 2008-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 185 Cole, Lawrence Thomas 1869 1955 The Basis of Early Christian Theism Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Colin Bell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Basis of Early Christian Theism" by Lawrence Thomas Cole is a scholarly treatise written in the late 19th century. This work explores the development and significance of theistic arguments during the early Christian era, particularly how they interacted with Greek philosophical thought. The book is of a philosophical and theological nature, analyzing the essential beliefs about God during the formative years of Christianity and the intellectual climate that surrounded these beliefs. Cole's examination delves into how early Christian thinkers integrated and responded to existing Greek and Roman theistic arguments while establishing a distinct Christian framework. He identifies key figures from both the Greek philosophical tradition and early church fathers, discussing their contributions to theism and the nature of God. The text highlights the shift from abstract philosophical arguments to a more personal and revealed understanding of God through Christ, emphasizing the practical implications of faith over purely rational debate. Through this lens, Cole articulates the unique character of early Christian thought and its reliance on revelation in contrast to the fragmented speculative reasoning of its philosophical predecessors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Theism B Text Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 155572 2025-08-10T07:00:15.101042 text/html 156638 2008-01-16T12:08:40 text/html 134530 2025-08-10T07:00:21.467995 application/epub+zip 135095 2025-08-10T07:00:18.276021 application/epub+zip 115699 2025-08-10T07:00:17.059115 application/epub+zip 301046 2025-08-10T07:00:23.693485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286082 2025-08-10T07:00:20.677082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256042 2022-09-11T09:29:28.350177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121738 2025-08-10T07:00:14.696015 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122008 2008-01-16T12:08:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121598 2008-01-16T12:08:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121613 2008-01-16T12:08:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22165 2025-08-10T07:00:23.816475 application/rdf+xml 17373 2025-08-10T07:00:17.549038 image/jpeg 4005 2025-08-10T07:00:17.303058 image/jpeg 45225 2008-01-16T12:08:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 44789 2008-01-16T12:08:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 51853 2008-01-16T12:08:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 44694 2008-01-16T12:08:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 130702 2025-08-10T07:00:15.115028 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog