Table of Contents

Introduction ; Towards Monotheism ; Monotheism and Pagan Philosophy ; Monotheism in the Gnostic Tradition ; The Cult of Theos Hypsistos ; The Chaldean Oracles ; The Speech of Praetextatus

Reviews

fascinating * George Steiner, Times Literary Supplement *
essential reading to any student of antiquity: patristic scholars and philosophers of God alike. * Journal of Early Christian Studies *
What this book demonstrates ... is the plain absurdity of equating paganism with polytheism. ... It will henceforth be the fundamental study of this difficult but fascinating subject. * Times Literary Supplement *
sure to become a seminal work ... of interest to scholars, college students, and the general reader interested in theology. * History *