Clement of Alexandria

Informationen zum Autor Eric Osborn is honorary Professor in History, La Trobe University and Professor Fellow in Classics, University of Melbourne. His most recent publications include Irenaeus of Lyons (2001). Klappentext A comprehensive study of how Clement of Alexandria's writings fused Christianity and classical culture. Zusammenfassung Clement of Alexandria lived and taught in the intellectual centre of his day; where the ideas of the New Testament joined those of the classical world. The merging of Christianity and classical culture produced one of the most creative civilizations of all time; this book explores how that fusion occurred. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Life and works; Part I. Economy and Mobility: 2. Divine plan/economy and mobility; 3. Scripture; 4. Philo and Clement: from divine oracle to true philosophy; Part II. Divine Reciprocity: 5. God beyond God and God within God: the known centre of the unknown God; 6. God beside God: the ellipse; Part III. Faith and Salvation: 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; Conclusion; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Osborn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.12.2005
• EAN: 9780521837538
• ISBN: 978-0-521-83753-8
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; History of Ideas, RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500