...Greeks. Addressing the council of Athens in the first Christian century, the apostle Paul declared: Men of Athens, I have seen for myself how extremely...the one whom you already worship without knowing it. 3i Instead of demanding outright rejection of the Athenian pantheon, Paul not only complimented the...

...once wrote of 'the loneliness of an ideal world without a Lord'. He longed for the impersonal world of 'Men of Athens, I have seen for myself how extremely...scrupulous you are in all religious matters, because, as 1 strolled round looking at your sacred monuments, 1 noticed among other things an altar inscribed:...

...one or the other. Quod ergo ignorantes quaeritis, religio annuntiat vobis. [Adapted from Acts 17: 23: The God whom I proclaim is in fact the one whom you already worship without knowing it.] 571 Montalte* Lax opinions are so beloved of human beings that it is strange that theirs are not. It...

...convenient starting-point to establish a common base for his preaching of the Truth. He exclaimed: Men of Athens, I have seen for myself how extremely...scrupulous you are in all religious matters, because, as I strolled round looking at your sacred monuments, I noticed among other things an altar inscribed:...

...convenient starting-point to establish a common base for his preaching of the Truth. He exclaimed: Men of Athens, I have seen for myself how extremely...scrupulous you are in all religious matters, because, as I strolled round looking at your sacred monuments, I noticed among other things an altar inscribed:...

...they should offer their hearers something new. By calling them God-fearing Paul invites the hearers: '"Men of Athens, I have seen for myself how extremely...religious matters, because I noticed, as I strolled around admiring your sacred monuments, that you had an altar inscribed: To An Unknown God. Well, the...