Evil--freedom--and the road to perfection in Clement of Alexandria /

Evil--freedom--and the road to perfection in Clement of Alexandria /

This study deals with Clement of Alexandria's interpretation of evil and free will in the context of the rising Christianity, the influence of Near Eastern and Greek thought on him, his differences from St. Augustine, and how his interpretation affected the rise of the Eastern Christian thought...

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Main Author: Karavites, Peter.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c1998.

Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 43.
Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004308961.

Subjects:

Clement, > of Alexandria, Saint, > approximately 150-approximately 215.
Theodicy > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Good and evil > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Liberty > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Perfection > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.

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Call Number: BT160 .K37 1998

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EVIL: ITS ANTECEDENTS AND CLEMENT'S VIEWS
  • GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS
  • SEXUALITY AND EVIL
  • FREEDOM OF THE WILL
  • CLEMENT'S GNOSTIC
  • CONCLUSION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • ABBREVIATED INDEX OF NAMES AND TERMS
  • SUPPLEMENTS TO VIGILIAE CHRISTIANAE.