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What The Transcendentals Are
- The transcendentals are goodness, truth, and beauty that permeate reality and point to God.
- Josh connects their philosophical origin to how Christians reframed them as rooted in God.
Greek Roots, Christian Fulfillment
- Classical Greek philosophy provided the conceptual seedbed for transcendentals later Christianized by theologians.
- Medieval thinkers located truth, beauty, and ethics as grounded ultimately in God.
Redeeming Philosophy For The Gospel
- Jewish and Christian thinkers wrestled with pagan philosophy, reshaping transcendentals through Christ and covenantal faithfulness.
- Renewed interest aims to prepare cultural ground so the Gospel resonates, not just preach truth alone.