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Clement of Alexandria - (Titus Flavius Clemens), d. c.215, Greek theologian. Born in Athens, he traveled widely and was converted to Christianity. He studied and taught at the catechetical school in Alexandria until the persecution of 202. Origen was his pupil there. He probably died in Caesarea, Cappadocia. Clement was one of the first to attempt a synthesis of Platonic and Christian thought;

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The Philosophy of Clement of Alexandria » Read Now
by E. F. Osborn. 206 pgs.

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...H. DODD III THE PHILOSOPHY OF CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA Nor are any parts...thing as all things. THE PHILOSOPHY OF CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA BY E. F. OSBORN...gone on before us. 2...
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Stromateis » Read Now
by Clement of Alexandria, John Ferguson. 354 pgs.

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Titus Flavius Clemens Alexandrinus (ca. A.D. 150-215) wrote the Stromateis, possibly the third work in his trilogy - the Protrepticus, the Paedagogus, and the Stromateis - to direct Christian Gnostics toward the third stage of philosophy - gnosis. For Clement the only true gnosis was that which...
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Titus Flavius Clemens Alexandrinus (ca. A.D. 150-215) wrote the Stromateis, possibly the third work in his trilogy - the Protrepticus, the Paedagogus, and the Stromateis - to direct Christian Gnostics toward the third stage of philosophy - gnosis. For Clement the only true gnosis was that which presupposed the faith of the Church, that is, apostolic and divinely revealed. But for Clement the ideas of Greek philosophy were also a divine gift to mankind. All of his writings reflect this reconciliation of faith and knowledge. The full title of the Stromateis is Miscellanies of Notes of Revealed Knowledge in Accordance with the True Philosophy, and the word stromateis itself means a kind of patchwork quilt. Clement describes the work as a somewhat unorganized collection of flowers or trees that have grown together naturally. Of the eight books some are fragmented or incomplete, but all show Clement as philosopher, theologian, and biblical commentator. Books One to Three in this volume all revolve around the relation of Christian faith to Greek philosophy. In Book One Clement defends philosophy as given by God, a "preparation paving the way for him who is perfect in Christ" (Strom. 1.5.28). In Book Two he defends faith against the philosophers as the way to truth. Book Three explores the question of Christian marriage, or true gnosis, while refuting the religious and moral principles of the false gnosis, that is, fornication and adultery. Within this book is a unique and beautiful exposition of "two or three gathered together" as husband, wife, and child. Books One to Three of the Stromateis establish Clement's fundamental theology - a harmony of faith and knowledge that places Greekphilosophy at the service of faith, which is, to Clement, more important than knowledge. Articulated in allegorical exegesis rather than literal interpretation, this interplay of philosophy and religion was the hallmark of the Scho
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Christ, the Educator » Read Now
by Clement of Alexandria. 309 pgs.

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The Greek Fathers » Read Now
by James Marshall Campbell. 182 pgs.

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...into a program, so to speak, and Clement of Alexandria was the first to formulate it. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA Clement, as no other...as a theologian was the weakness of...
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Apocatastasis in Patristic Theology, in Theological Studies » Read Now
by John R. Sachs. 24 pgs.

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...Nazianzus and Gregory of Nyssa. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA Although Origen counts...teacher disciplines a child.(7) Clement speaks of two methods of correction, the...20 ff)...
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Jesus and the Greeks: Or, Early Christianity in the Tideway of Hellenism ("The Christian Platonists of Alexandria" begins on p. 321) » Read Now
by William Fairweather. 410 pgs.

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...JESUS AND THE GREEKS TO THE MEMORY OF J. S. B. JESUS AND THE GREEKS OR EARLY CHRISTIANITY IN THE TIDEWAY OF HELLENISM BY WILLIAM FAIRWEATHER M.A...were not "Jews" were...
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Greek Myths and Christian Mystery » Read Now
by Hugo S. J. Rahner. 402 pgs.

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...each other. On the latter occasion Clement of Alexandria wrote certain words which...1 Clement of Alexandria, Stromata, V , 14...of suggestive symbolism," says Clement of...
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A History of Later Greek Literature from the Death of Alexander in 323 B.C. to the Death of Justinian in 565 A. D. (Chap. 3 "The Third Century (A. D. 193-313)") » Read Now
by F. A. Wright. 415 pgs.

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...works are now only known to us by the copious quotations made from them by later writers such as Josephus, Tatian, Clement of Alexandria, and Eusebius, and although these...
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Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition: Studies in Justin, Clement, and Origen » Read Now
by Henry Chadwick. 176 pgs.

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This enlightening study examines the relationship of the early Christians to the classical tradition. Based on the work of the Christian thinkers, Justine, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen, and existing pagan criticism of the Church, the book illustrates how rejection of the classical tradition...
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This enlightening study examines the relationship of the early Christians to the classical tradition. Based on the work of the Christian thinkers, Justine, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen, and existing pagan criticism of the Church, the book illustrates how rejection of the classical tradition combined with profound acceptance of its humanism were synthesized by the early Church.
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