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Athenagoras of Athens
A Plea for the Christians
2nd c.
Classic translation
Apologetics · English translation, 1890
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Contents
A Plea for the Christians
Chapter I.—Injustice Shown Towards the Christians
Chapter II.—Claim to Be Treated as Others Are When Accused
Chapter III.—Charges Brought Against the Christians
Chapter IV.—The Christians Are Not Atheists, But Acknowledge One Only God
Chapter V.—Testimony of the Poets to the Unity of God
Chapter VI.—Opinions of the Philosophers as to the One God
Chapter VII.—Superiority of the Christian Doctrine Respecting God
Chapter VIII.—Absurdities of Polytheism
Chapter IX.—The Testimony of the Prophets
Chapter X.—The Christians Worship the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Chapter XI.—The Moral Teaching of the Christians Repels the Charge Brought…
Chapter XII.—Consequent Absurdity of the Charge of Atheism
Chapter XIII.—Why the Christians Do Not Offer Sacrifices
Chapter XIV.—Inconsistency of Those Who Accuse the Christians
Chapter XV.—The Christians Distinguish God From Matter
Chapter XVI.—The Christians Do Not Worship the Universe
Chapter XVII.—The Names of the Gods and Their Images Are But of Recent Date
Chapter XVIII.—The Gods Themselves Have Been Created, as the Poets Confess
Chapter XIX.—The Philosophers Agree With the Poets Respecting the Gods
Chapter XX.—Absurd Representations of the Gods
Chapter XXI.—Impure Loves Ascribed to the Gods
Chapter XXII.—Pretended Symbolical Explanations
Chapter XXIII.—Opinions of Thales and Plato
Chapter XXIV.—Concerning the Angels and Giants
Chapter XXV.—The Poets and Philosophers Have Denied a Divine Providence
Chapter XXVI.—The Demons Allure Men to the Worship of Images
Chapter XXVII.—Artifices of the Demons
Chapter XXVIII.—The Heathen Gods Were Simply Men
Chapter XXIX.—Proof of the Same From the Poets
Chapter XXX.—Reasons Why Divinity Has Been Ascribed to Men
Chapter XXXI.—Confutation of the Other Charges Brought Against the Christians
Chapter XXXII.—Elevated Morality of the Christians
Chapter XXXIII.—Chastity of the Christians With Respect to Marriage
Chapter XXXIV.—The Vast Difference in Morals Between the Christians and Their…
Chapter XXXV.—The Christians Condemn and Detest All Cruelty
Chapter XXXVI.—Bearing of the Doctrine of the Resurrection on the Practices of…
Chapter XXXVII.—Entreaty to Be Fairly Judged