Clement of Alexandria

Clement of Alexandria (150–215) lived and taught in the most lively intellectual centre of his day. This book offers a comprehensive account of how he joined the ideas of the New Testament to those of Plato and other classical thinkers. Clement taught that God was active from the beginning to the en...

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Main Author: Osborn, Eric Francis (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005.
In:Year: 2005
Further subjects:B Alexandrian school, Christian
B Philosophy and religion ; History of doctrines ; Early church, ca. 30-600
B Philosophy and religion History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Clement of Alexandria, Saint (approximately 150-approximately 215)
B Clement
B Clement ; of Alexandria, Saint ; approximately 150-approximately 215
B Philosophy and religion History of doctrines, Early church, ca. 30-600
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780521837538
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Summary:Clement of Alexandria (150–215) lived and taught in the most lively intellectual centre of his day. This book offers a comprehensive account of how he joined the ideas of the New Testament to those of Plato and other classical thinkers. Clement taught that God was active from the beginning to the end of human history and that a Christian life should move on from simple faith to knowledge and love. He argued that a sequence of three elliptical relations governed the universe: Father and Son, God and humanity, humans and their neighbours. Faith as a fixed conviction which is also a growing mustard seed was joined to Plato's unwavering search for the best reason. The open heaven of prophecy became intelligible through Plato's ascending dialectic. This book will be invaluable in making this outstanding thinker of the early Church accessible to the students of today.
1. Life and works -- 2. Divine plan/economy and mobility -- 3. Scripture -- 4. Philo and Clement : from divine oracle to true philosophy -- 5. God beyond God and God within God : the known centre of the unknown God -- 6. God beside God : the ellipse -- 7. The spark and ferment of faith (exc 1.1.3) -- 8. Arguments for faith -- 9. Knowledge, sciences and philosophy -- 10. Church and heresy -- 11. Twofold hope -- 12. Love and reciprocity
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
ISBN:0511734921
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511734922