Special Bonus Episode: Louis Markos on Aristotle

26/09/2025 25 min
Special Bonus Episode: Louis Markos on Aristotle

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Episode Synopsis

How has Aristotle’s thought shaped Christianity through history and how does it remain relevant for Christians today?
Brent talks with Louis Markos about his new IVP book, ‘From Aristotle to Christ: How Aristotelian Thought Clarified the Christian Faith’.
Louis is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University where he holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities.  His 30 books include ‘The Myth Made Fact’ and ‘From Plato to Christ’.  He has published over 300 essays and given over 300 public lectures.   

(1:00) How did Aristotle help clarify much of what is central to Christendom and Western civilization?
(2:30) Aristotle;
(3;50) The father of logic;
(7:30) Body and soul;
(9:30) Aquinas and Aristotle;
(10:40) The unmoved mover;
(13:40) The two tiered cosmos;
(18:25) The soul – Plato and Aristotle;
(20:20) ‘The Ethics’;
(22:30) What did Aristotle miss?

Links mentioned in this episode:
hc.edu/contact/louis-markos/
amazon.com.au/Aristotle-Christ-Aristotelian-Clarified-Christian/dp/1514011328
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