Abstract
Abstract This lecture argues that, if one is to think through what is involved in Christian theology, one will find oneself drawn inexorably towards essential features of Platonism. It is not an argument for ‘Christian Platonism’, which confuses the issue, which is not that Christian theology is a form of Platonism, but rather for ‘Platonic Christianity’, viz., that Plato’s insights are valuable, indeed essential for Christian thinking, a Christian philosophy. Drawing on Balthasar’s treatment of Plato, the essence of the argument is that Plato—and even more clearly Plotinus—saw truth as something revealed, as a gift, not something acquired, as an achievement.
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