3.39 Robert Lyon, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "What is Christian Platonism?"

00:46 – Intro

04:08 – Robert Lyon’s Background

05:06 – The Lay of the Land of Christian Platonism in the Academic World

11:34 – Who are the Main Advocates of Christian Platonism?

13:04 – What is a Metaphysic and How Do We Understand It?

14:16 – Other Terms Important to Understand in This Conversation

18:42 – What is Platonism as a System of Thought?

25:26 – What is the ‘Great Tradition’ that Craig Carter is Speaking of?

29:53 – The Doctrine of ‘Ur Platonism’

35:15 – ‘Ur Platonism’ is a Reduced Form of Platonism

39:32 – The Idea of Sacramental Ontology

41:17 – The Loss of Creator and Creature Distinction & Participatory Language

43:58 – Do Christian Platonists Pick Up More Catholic Ways of Reading the Bible?

47:40 – What is a Positive Construction of Ontology that We Can Begin to Mine From the Biblical Canon?

52:07 – How the Protestant Reformers Were Eclectic When Looking Toward the Early Church

56:09 – Final Thoughts from Robert Lyon & Dr. Wellum

1:00:35 - Outro