"I have been waiting a long time for a book like this one. We live in a difficult era, caught as we are between two extremes. On the one hand, radicals will tell us that if we listen to Aristotle, we will corrupt Christianity. On the other hand, modernism will tell us that we must dispense with Aristotle for the sake of revisioning classical Christianity. Against the radicals, we would do well to remember that our Protestant scholastic forefathers, many of whom were responsible for our Protestant confessions, critically appropriated Aristotle to further fortify the pillars of theology. Against modernism, Aristotle could not be more relevant, assisting us with the tools required to keep at bay everything from monism to materialism. The beauty of Louis Markos's book is the way he introduces the novice to the wisdom of Aristotle to better equip Christianity with a defense of its foundational commitments. In a secular age prone to skepticism, what student can afford not to read Markos and consider the myriad ways Aristotle can clarify what we believe and why?"
-- Matthew Barrett, Research Professor of Theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary and author of The Reformation as Renewal
"Louis Markos has done it again! If anything, this book is even more valuable than his earlier From Plato to Christ. Plato is generally easier to read, and so Aristotle is more in need of retrieval. Markos shows that, while there are placeswhere Aristotle needs correction, his thought is immensely helpful for Christian reflection on God, human nature, virtue, friendship, politics, and rhetoric. May this book receive the wide audience it deserves, for the benefit of biblically grounded Christian faith and culture."
-- Matthew Levering, James N. Jr. and Mary D. Perry Chair of Theology at Mundelein Seminary and author of Proofs of God
"When one studies the early church mothers and fathers, their debt to Plato is obvious. Unfortunately, few students and scholars continue reading into the high Middle Ages, where Aristotle's thought becomes dominant, especially among the scholastic theologians, giving the impression that Plato's influence is foremost in the history of Christian thought. Louis Markos shows how Aristotle's influence is not just in scholasticism but all over the Christian tradition, reminding us that we owe a great debt to Aristotle too. This accessible book should be read by everyone interested in theology."
-- Greg Peters, professor of Medieval and spiritual theology in the Torrey Honors College at Biola University
