Clement of Alexandria

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

AvEric Osborn

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-01-12
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt500 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor344
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521090810

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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.

Review of the hardback: 'Professor Osborn addressed this subject in 1957 in his Philosophy of Clement of Alexandria. Now, almost 50 years later, he returns to it with this detailed and concise study. He (Osborn) has taken care to make it accessible: Greek terms are transliterated, and passages are translated. It will be enjoyed not only by those with a special interest in patristic theology, but by a wider readership. They will be introduced to an influential but underestimated pioneer of Christian theological thinking, and will be excited by the broad vision and perceptive insights of a highly creative thinker.' Church Times