Platonic Theology, Volume 1The Platonic Theology is a visionary work and the philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433 1499), the Florentine scholar philosopher magus who was largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. A student of the Neoplatonic schools of Plotinus and Proclus, he was committed to reconciling Platonism with Christianity, in the hope that such a reconciliation would initiate a spiritual revival and return of the golden age. His Platonic